Our Steamroller frameset and fork supply is having a temporary hiccup, but we should have them all in stock by the end of today. -----

I found this article about the drunkest city in America kind of interesting. -----

Thanks Dave for posting the super-icky pictures of your ankle chicken. I can almost smell it from here. Did you actually think ANYONE wanted to see these? Pass the barbeque sauce please... -----

I got to see my surgery incisions for the first time yesterday. While the bandages were off, I took the opportunity to get some pics of my new skin art. The white stuff is gauze fuzz, not mold…I hope. The bandages left a chicken skin texture on my ankle. Unfortunately, my flexibility isn't quite up to par, so I can't confirm that it tastes like chicken. Until I locate a qualified ankle-licking fetishist to identify the flavor, we'll just assume that it does, indeed, taste like chicken. I'll keep you posted. -----

Kyoto Chie Matsuri Alley Cat Report I recently made about 50 new friends in a single day. I shit you not. Last Sunday I arrived in Kyoto by Shinkansen for the Chie Matsuri Alley Cat. The event was held for the first time this year, in place of the much larger Kyoto Loco event held the past two years. The main reason they had to stop doing Kyoto Loco was that it got too large by its second year and the city planners were not keen on having a third one. In order to keep it a bit smaller it…