Industry Outsider

So by now I’m sure everyone has read the story and seen the photo of Ryan Lipscomb, holding his smashed Giro helmet. Seems he managed to get his head under a truck, and it got run over. Normally, that’s not something you’d walk away from. But Ryan somehow managed to suffer only a concussion and … Read more

Man, those Trek guys can be so touchy. I had it on good word that they were working on some secret bike project. Now, it can’t be too secret if someone told me, but I wanted to find out more. So I put on my dark sunnies and a trenchcoat, and went to see what … Read more

I read an interesting article today, with that exact title. Basically, this British scientist outfitted a bike with an ultrasonic distance sensor, and went and played in traffic. Based on his interpretation of the data from 2,500 passing vehicles, he has determined that not wearing a helmet causes motorists to give you more room, while … Read more

And I’m still not impressed. Their Silvio is positioned as a road bike, I just haven’t figured out who the target demographic is. According to their website, it will take Dura Ace or Ultegra 10 speed components, and they show it with FSA carbon cranks and Easton wheels. That certainly sounds like the beginnings of … Read more

There’s a reason for my lack of quality posts lately. I’ve decided to add another two-wheeler to my stable, and this one happens to have a motor. Doing the pre-purchase research and organizing delivery has taken up a good deal of my free time. I’m now ready to get back to digging up interesting bits … Read more

Michael, at Trek, sent over some info on their 69er. “After hashing out all the gory production details, the Trek 69er singlespeed finally came to market this past April. With things like the sliding dropouts, the flared BB/seat tube juncture and matching fork and frame colors… Well, all these details presented a bit of a … Read more