Portland Design Works sales doof Kevin Murphy, known to much of the world as Murph (a man who looks and behaves like a Jackie Gleason muppet on ether), wrote this morning to remind us of PDW's new mud guard for fat bikes, Dave's Mud Shovel.  The accompanying video illustrates in vivid color how amazingly, even effortlessly, this fender sheds overspray thrown up by 4" tires even in deep mud holes (it seems like a Luby's mom joke should go here).  My mind was blown. Dave's Mud Shovels from PDW on Vimeo. The Dave of Dave's Mud Shovel fame is none other…

Tomorrow night will once again find Twin Cities bike cognoscenti cogdescending (guffaw!) on our venerable world class museum of fine art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for their 4th anuual Bike Night.  Meet at the world headquarters of Twin Six for a group ride to the museum, or just show up.  Worried about parking your bike?  Don't.  Secure parking complete with bike valets courtesy of Freewheel Bike Shop.  Take in the crowd, throw back a coupla drinks, saunter through the museum's copious collections of art and artifacts, talk to local shop people and frame builders, listen to live music, and…

B Rose is real sad today because Andy Griffith has passed on. Matlock had no bigger fan. Myself, I was a fan of Mayberry's sheriff - a good man if ever there was one. I fancy myself a sub-par banjo player, and the genesis of that passion came from watching Andy and the boys pick and grin. It also came from the theme music to Car Talk, but those fellers are still alive. Set back and enjoy: And this: "Doggone Sherrif, you sure can render!" And this: In other news - only similar - this was passed to me by…