While surfing around for bike maps this weekend, I ran across a Google Earth map of the city of Portland, Oregon. The map was a bike route specific layout of the city, with shops earmarked. Coincidentally, I got this online petition sent to me today. It takes a minute to fill out and could lead to easier access to bike routes in your town. Bike Maps Petition -----

More Big Dumb News If you haven't already got your name on a Big Dummy frame, we've got a few more 16" and 22" frames coming in the next week, but that's it. There will be no more 18" or 20" available until the next production run. The next production run will not get us more frames until August. Why? These frames are so large and clog production so much, they need to be carefully scheduled to clear out the frame and paint shops of other models to make room for them. Our maximum production run is 350, so it's…

Big Dumb News Cripes on crepes, it just keeps getting better. Thanks WCCO, we'll take that. But would it kill you to mention our name? -----

The Urban Fellows did our Dingle, and you can too. Come on, don't be afraid. Don't be very afraid. -----

Surly News News Youse Can Uze First things first: concerned consumer J. Rollason....wait, that's too obvious... let's call him Jon R. ...Anyway, Jon wrote to us: Folks Some of us are in the UK waiting for Big Dummys. Part of our daily routine is to click onto your site. Please update the blog, if only to give us something to take our minds off the suspense! I know what you're thinking. "Did they order enough in my size?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a…