Random Bits

New Zealand is a damn beautiful country, and the people I met on holiday there were just the nicest folks anywhere. That’s why I’m pleased to announce the Vorb Video Competition: A horde of New Zealand’s most promising up-and-coming bike riders and film-makers have been flushed out of the woodwork for the 2008 Vorb Video … Read more

That Rover started out as a bicycle company! And now Ford is selling Rover to Tata Motors, the company that wants to bring India the $2,500 Nano. Their portfolio would then include the least expensive production automobile, along with $80k+ SUVs. (Bear with me now, while I weave this back into a bicycle-related post) I’m … Read more

I haven’t heard back from the owner of FootbikeUSA since we briefly discussed their posts on BikeForums.net, so I tried a Google search to see what I could find out about them outside of their website. Yikes! I was hoping for maybe some product reviews, but no such luck. What I did find was an … Read more

Schwinn Signs First-ever National Bicycle Sponsorship of Team In Training Madison, Wis. – March 13, 2008 – Schwinn Bicycles, America’s most recognized bicycle brand, today announced the signing of a partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT), the world’s largest endurance sports training and fundraising program, to become its first-ever national … Read more

I just read this article, about cell phones being charged by bicycles in Africa. Pretty awesome. We take electricity for granted, having power points in our homes, offices, and cars. But people living in rural parts of Africa have been deterred from owning cell phones, as there was no reliable way to charge them. And … Read more