You can, too

via OneEyed Z

Thanks, Bro

My brother sends me semi-weekly e-mails full of bike-related photos. It's really great.

Darling Little Ad

The Gravel Metric Invitation from OC Imageworks on Vimeo.

CX simple

Local trails ala cx from Andy Wardman on Vimeo.

So beautiful, so simple, so fast. Via AHTBM.

Jo?

This is the newest addition to my fleet, a 2001 Specialized CX1 built up with Shimano 105 parts. It's a deep espresso brown. I'm thinking of naming her Jo. Thanks for building her up, Conrad.

KC Sprints at Duffy's

Women's final: Downtown Syd Brown vs. Eli"s"abeth Grindcore

Shirtless grudge match: Rhino vs. Mr. T

Great crowd!

Soccer nerd grudge match: Matthew vs. Aaron

MKGB practices aiming for the puke bucket

Newness

I'm doing a little blogging for Joyride Bicycles these days...

Michael Bikels

Bike-mas

In Copenhagen, the tree will only light up if the cyclists keep it going.

Stolen Bike

Melissa's Peugeot got stolen Friday night. Let me know if you see it.

Annals of Grammar: Focussing

I have always been keen on The New Yorker's preferred spelling of "focussing," and I'm pleased to discover that BikeSnobNYC is, too.

Gina's Birthday

When we met up for a celebratory drink on Gina's birthday yesterday, I'd forgotten my camera at home. However, today's visit provided a much better photo opportunity anyway, as Chiot and Gina came to show off her new gift from Cass.


Bike trailer fun! Look at those Kovanda ladies go!

Rumbletime, Bitch!?!

Rapha Lincoln

Beautifully shot, though I find it somewhat clichéd & anachronistic to use a leader flare effect on what is clearly video. Read the Rapha journal here.

Helmet Hair

Yesterday, as she was cutting my hair, Ooh La Liz noticed that I had been spending a lot of time riding my bike. How could she tell? The long hair below the helmet line was almost blond, while the hair that's under the helmet is its standard dark brown.

St. Paul Saturday

Gigantic latte at Gingko's

Jelly is the sweetest little cat. She greeted us every time we came walking back from somewhere.

We Tast[ed] The Flavors of Korea

Nick & Calico. She was just a little puppy the last time I saw her! This summer, she'll be riding back to Nebraska in the trailer hitched to the back of Nick's bike.

Ok, so that's in Des Moines. Ingenious bike parking integrated into the design of the parking meter.

Its a pedal bike not motorcycle

Brent had an interesting experience the other day, as he looks to potentially replace his still-stolen Pista.

Sadly, the Craigslist posting for the Redline Big Block, requesting contact via text message, has been deleted. What follows, however, is Brent's text message conversation with the seller.

This was me desiring the simplest information from a troglodyte on wheels, trying to sell said wheels:

Me: Bike query: selling whole bike? what type/size is it?

Trog: Ill sell it at a whole or in parts dont really care its a red line big block 20 inch

Me: (in my head: 20" WTF?) Oh, that's not my size. sorry! good luck selling

Trog: If it makes any difference im 6 3 and ride it

Me: (reconsidering) Is this a road bike? i'm not familiar with the 'big block'

Trog: Its a pedal bike not motorcycle

Me: Right, i meant like a 'touring bicycle'. Is it that, or a mountain, commuter, etc? Just want to know what kind

Trog: O got ya

(end)

Kthanx, bye. I think his second to last transmission shows the extent to which he knows anything about his Redline 'Big Block'.

Easter Weekend in Photos

Jennie at the ride-up ATM

Theo handles guitar & bass in Columbia Vs. Challenger

Teal front and center as Dustin, Tom, and Jim (off camera) rock the Box, UUVVWWZ style. What a great band.

Cassidy the Grillmassidy

Niki successfully found that egg

Papi touching up the rosemary/lemon/garlic basting on the leg of lamb, last 30 minutes of 6 hours of grilling

A little Pernod to whet the appetite

Purple Cannondale from Jim

Stolen Bike Alert!

Brent got his bike stolen Tuesday night.

My Bike Friends,

It is a sad day. Last night during Haymarket drinks my beloved Pista was wrested from its Starlit place. Please keep an eye out for it at the pawn/bike shop. Call me in the event of seeing it for its recovery/killing the shit out of any perps in the area.

Godspeed,

Brent

It's a chrome Bianchi Pista. Any info, leave a comment.

Three Signs

"Trucks Are White": Neither Lindsey nor I could find any explanation for this text.

Old School Dairy Queen

Slick graphical representation of a cyclist simultaneously acting as kerning. Upon further reflection, this is an incredibly unlikely cycling position.

Mimicry & Reality

It was too nice outside to be inside. Courtesy of Emily's cycling instructor in Boston, whose motto is "Don't do anything in a spin class you wouldn't do on a real bike."


Indoor Cycling Moves To Avoid: Indoor Moves Tried Outside from jon Malone on Vimeo.