First: notice at the top right of this page that we have cached the archives of old blogs. Click on the word 'archives' and you get to the old stuff. O.k., so there's this band outta Wichita called Split Lip Rayfield. SLR play some kick ass Grass-metal or Core-grass or something like that, and they rock balls out, or at least did until the sad news of throat cancer in their lead singer, Kirk Rundstrom. And being musicians, you can imagine their insurance plan. Which is why there is a fund raiser benefit concert for him this thursday (4/20, dooder)…

Wednesday Night Ride Report Yes, I'm aware that Wednesday night was wednesday and this is friday. That should give you a clue about the type of ride it was: a boiling froth of hopped-up bike nerds, some 25 strong, derbied and pounded out what amounted to an impromptu night-time street/alley/trail criterium. The fastest WNR I can recall for quite some time. And remarkably, even with a strong showing of noobs, by the time the dust settled and the thing turned back from Wirth, there were still 19 people. That's what warm weather, an almost full moon, and trails unchained for…

On Saturday, the Pug and I traveled out to a favorite campsite in a western ‘burb for a night of camping. We've had a lot of rain lately, so I figured Pugsley would be the best vehicle to get through anything the trail had to offer. The purpose of my mission: riding, relaxation, and testing some of my homemade camping stuff. I enjoy my one- and two-day overnight tours, because they can be done with little planning. A gear check list expedites the packing effort. I usually have a few days' worth of freeze-dried vittles on hand which eliminates the…

After having been bombarded by several emails from several people who seem quite passionate about it, I supposed it was high time to mention the 2006 Bicycle Film Festival on this here blog. Now up to 10 (count 'em, TEN) cities worldwide after only 6 years according to the Official Press Release, which does say that the event kicks off May 10 in NYC. Here's the tour schedule: New York (May) Los Angeles (June) Minneapolis (July) Chicago (July) London (September) San Francisco (October) Sydney (October) Melbourne (October) Tokyo (November) Milan (December) I am not including the press release because I…

New Large Marge rim extrusion We've been working on some improvements to our existing Large Marge rims to address the oddities of an offset built wheel. This new rim is designed specifically for Pugsley and other offset frames and is NOT compatible with standard bike frames. Issue # 1- We wanted increased spoke hole offset from the center of the rim. This will make for more even spoke tensions from side to side (stronger wheel) and accomodate hubs with flanges that are spaced closely together (like Rohloff). Issue # 2- With the new 12mm spoke hole offset, we were required…