When last we left our intrepid hero Brauer, or rather when last he left us, he looked like Merle Haggard, in that he looked, well, haggard. See above photo. What's with that schmaz on the wall behind his head? Things are looking up for our hero. He headed west on a train with his bike and he's been riding around, meeting people and hanging out with old friends. His last missive found him in Santa Cruz, where he was treated to a hot bed and soft meals at Devon and Surly-4-Lifer Yafro's domicile. He also got scratched by some Swede…

I bought my first front-triangle frame bag 5 years ago on ebay. I found it by accident while searching for saddle bags. I'm sure I typed “bike bag” into the search engine, and the 1980's vintage yellow Velocipac popped up as an option. The price, whatever it was, lured me to bid and ultimately win the bag. It sat on a shelf, waiting for a host, until I started commuting on my pre-Pugsley pre-Endomorph snow bike, a 1x1 with Large Marge rims and Nokian 26 x 3.0 tires. That winter, I learned to appreciate the functionality of a frame bag.…

Oh yeah, lookit that. I have placed this image before you as harbinger that orange & black Wraith Rides are beginning to drift into stock. Currently some 18s and a few more 20s and 22s are here and waiting for you, and more of everything, including 14s and 16s, will be here early next month, which is like 2 weeks, not even. Keep in mind the pitchur shows the one we built up to be a show bike... we don't sell these as completes, but as framesets. They're also available in black (with white graphix) because Get Bent, that's why.…

Yes, kids, complete Mr Whirly cranksets are here. We 'hotted' part of this batch by air-freighting some (i heart buyer speak), and if for some reason you miss out this go 'round we have the rest coming in a couple weeks. At that point we'll also get armsets and small parts too. All the completes are available only in black and come with either a 33t stainless steel Surly ring or swell-looking 22/32/44t rings, all on a 94mm BCD spider. Bearings and spindle included. Here's what we have right now: CR0040 - 170mm triple, spindle to fit 68&73mm BB shells.…

From the OOOBS brog: Here's some late breaking film action and just in time too. Today I walked a bike out at 6:59pm, rode it around the block. At 7pm it was still light out. This Thursday March 13th, for one night only! Strong Arm Marketing presents, The Pornography of the Bicycle. A series of short films on the theme of Bike Porn. It's cumming on thru its east coast tour here in Mpls. It will play at the StrongArm Marketing Complex, 117 Washington Ave N. Mpls, MN. $5 at the door. 99 to 100 limited seats. That's this Thursday…