Random Bits

I was just catching up on the news, and there were 2 bicycle-related articles that caught my eye. One was a 57 year old homeless man, found dead on his bike. He suffered head trauma, and they think he was injured at a different location, but continued to ride to his final resting place. He … Read more

It’s summer time, which means warm and sunny riding weather (except in Utah – 14″ of snow up at Alta one day this week) for most of the us. I’m spending a lot more time outdoors, and much less time on the computer. But I just checked my Google stats, and it shows the average … Read more

Since I’ve been tied up a bit with some new duties on BikeForums.net, I haven’t been able to post here as much as I’d like. But I do have a really cool site to share with my fellow cyclists, especially those that are living car-free, or just want to get more utility out of their … Read more

As the US agent for Thylacine Cycles, I may be a bit biased in my comments. Having seen the frames up close though, I can tell you that they are not only works of art, but functional as well. He’s one of those rare folks that are as passionate about design as they are about … Read more

I post one little item about the sale of BikeForums.net, and my traffic doubles for the day. I normally couldn’t get that kind of result without resorting to a “Paris Hilton goes to jail” post. By the way, no one has offered up a bike for her. Maybe I can convince the guys at Trek … Read more

The beginning of a downward spiral, no doubt. Internet Brands, which is the parent company of CarsDirect.com and other community based sites including Wikitravel.org, FlyerTalk.com, SlowTalk.com and others, has added BikeForums.net to its portfolio of websites. The site was started about 7 and a half years ago, by Joe Gardner. Over the years, Joe has … Read more