Posting will be light this week. I have many, many projects consuming my time right now. Later this week, of course, I will be gearing up for the big race weekend. The road race on Sunday crosses over Paris Mountain in northern Greenville five times. As I mentioned, it is a route that I know…

In a comment to my last post, 54 mentioned that he remembered seeing a later prototype of the Black Hole with a smaller hole in the center. He followed up by sending me this picture of the wheel from a mid nineties issue of Road Bike Action. What a shame it is when those pesky…

Yesterday, I saw a post on the Core77 blog that featured this concept rendering of a bike with hubless wheels. The post linked to Kancept, where several respondents took issue with the design. I was just thinking the other day that I had not seen an open wheel design in a while. They seemed to…

Nice scoop for Bike Portland. They posted this fuzzy but top-secret spy photo today of a new Trek city bike that features the Shimano Coasting group. Apparently the picture was taken at Trek’s dealer meeting in Wisconsin earlier this week. I think this is a good move for Trek and I look forward to seeing…

Earlier this week, I mentioned both Biomega and Alta in a post. I have mentioned Biomega a few times before, but I don’t think that I have ever posted about Alta. Many of you might remember the Alta bike in green from its first production run. Now the same single speed commuter is available in…

I wasn’t planning to post today, but I noticed a pretty significant spike in my site stats this morning. It looks like a link from Coudal Partners is the main culprit. Thanks guys. Coincidently, they also had a link to Bike Hugger in the Fresh Signals sidebar a few days ago, so I feel like…

Yeah, I know that the news coverage about professional cycling has not been very positive lately. Like many cycling fans, I have been bummed about the whole situation with Floyd, but I refuse to let that put a damper on my excitement about the upcoming USA Cycling Pro Championships. Ever since I heard the announcement…

That’s right. I still have a Swobo brochure in my catalog file from 1995. Nothing weird about that, right? Even scarier is the fact that I knew exactly where to find it. I liked what Swobo was doing with their design oriented bike clothing ten years ago, and I am glad to see the company…

This innovative suspension system developed by Product M is so named because the design maintains the relationship between the critical human interface points on a bicycle (the bars, seat and pedals). By suspending the rider and keeping the distance between the saddle and the bottom bracket fixed, this design is meant to eliminate, as the…

If you haven’t already seen it, check out the short profile in the July issue of Inc. Magazine of Trek Chairman Richard Burke. I found it last week via a post on Khabar Bike ( a great blog for those of you interested in the latest new bicycle products). Recently, the Make blog showed us…

Recently, PB&J posted about the new Trek 69er singlespeed with a 26” rear wheel and a 29” front wheel. Obviously not a fan of the bike, he said that Trek should “leave the hair-brained ideas” to Cannondale. He also stated that Cannondale is “world renowned for solving non-existent problems.” I don’t agree, but I can…

Well, the most exciting Tour de France that I can remember in years is over and it is time to get back to reality. Right now, I have a ton of work to get done, as well as several personal projects in the works. I probably won’t have much free time to think about bikes…

Some of you may remember several months ago when I posted about Greg Kolodziejzyk’s homemade velomobile. His self described goal with the bike was to create the “rocking-est human powered hot rod ever!” Last week, Treehugger posted a picture of the full carbon fiber fairing recumbent that Greg will be using later this month in…

Recently, I found a few old cycling videos at the thrift store. Each one of them is well worth the 99 cents that I paid. The 1994 Liege-Bastogne-Liege for instance, is the race in which a young Lance Armstrong, wearing the striped world champion jersey, placed 2nd (the highest ever American finish in that classic).…

My recent post about Litespeed’s Google video, which illustrated the toughness of titanium as a frame material, generated a bit of discussion. As some commenters pointed out, the way the frame is engineered is just as important, or more so, than the material that goes into it. Coincidently, Fat Cyclist posted a picture a few…

That is exactly how Rhalf of the Chopperdome in Amsterdam describes this unique bike that he created. I have seen more than a few choppers, but I have never seen one painted quite like this. This isn’t the type of bike that I would typically ride, but it sure would look great with the hand…

Vacations are great, but work really does seem to pile up when nobody is around to do it. Go figure. I have a lot to get caught up on, so if you are one of the many people who sent me an email in the past week, my response might be a little slow. I…