Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
Brent Liles was struck and killed by a truck a few days ago, as he was entering a crosswalk on his bike. If the name isn’t familiar to you, that’s ok, he’s not known as a cyclist. Brent was the bassist for Social Distortion in the early 1980’s, before he went on to play with … Read more
Ok, maybe today was. Went for a little spin in the snow this morning. When the thermometer is reading 1 degree, and snow is falling lightly, that’s when you should be home drinking hot cocoa in front of the fire, not heading to the store to pick up a gallon of milk. All those snowflakes … Read more
Between my bikes, the neighbor’s kids bikes, and tacos from El Azteca, I’m always getting my hands into something greasy. And then I go clean my greasy mitts in my wife’s shiny kitchen sink, which is just asking for trouble. So I got a few samples of these things to test. I realize that they … Read more
As a Cannondale owner, I’m a bit disappointed to report the following recall as my first post here in the road bike news section: Cannondale and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling 2007 road bikes made from aluminum and carbon, or all carbon fiber. According to Cannondale the bicycle‘s front brake can fail … Read more
When I lived in Australia, I rode with several guys I met on a bicycle forum. One of them was an unassuming rider by the name of Jock, who used the earliest hours of his Saturdays for training. He would ride from Maitland to Newcastle and back, which was the reverse of a trip I … Read more
Welcome! Today is the unofficial launch date of IndustryOutsider.com. My goal is to bring you thought-provoking and entertaining content from within the cycling industry, as well as the people we work and ride with every day. Expect to see interviews, product reviews, and comments about the cycling industry in general. If there’s a product you’d … Read more