Wow!

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

Internet Brands acquires BikeForums.net

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

Slow week?

Well, I got nothing. I refuse to write about doping scandals, Don Imus, or Paris Hilton. And when I do a search of the latest bike-related news, I find that it’s been covered on a bunch of other sites already. None of my usual sources have anything good to share either. So I got nothing. … Read more

ZOIC Sponsors 16,000 mile Charity Ride

It makes me happy to post press releases like this one: ZOIC Clothing, the cycling and outdoor clothing manufacturer, announced today it has sponsored Biking for a Better World, Inc. through outfitting a four man bicycling team pedaling from Purdue Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. Beginning on June 15th, 2007, this team will begin their … Read more