Guest Post: What does safe cycling in Dallas mean? – Eliot Landrum Cycling Savvy DFW
May 7, 2012 – 10:08 pm | 7 Comments

“Be safe”, you hear folks tell you as you cycle away. We hear it everywhere in cycling circles. But what exactly does that mean? Wear brighter clothes? Be more vigilant for rogue motorists? Wear 1500 …

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THIS!
August 14, 2011 – 8:25 pm | No Comment
THIS!

Ok, if you’ve been thinking about getting your feet wet in the cycling world, that is getting a comfortable bike and riding it, drop by The Urban Pedal and see how easy it is to …

Brooks Team Pro Classic – Review
August 9, 2011 – 8:00 pm | 7 Comments
Brooks Team Pro Classic – Review

I recently picked up a Brooks Team Pro Classic leather saddle to go on a road bike.  At first glance the Team Pro looks like a classic Brooks B17, but the subtle differences are worth …

Green Oil Chain Lube
August 8, 2011 – 9:26 pm | No Comment
Green Oil Chain Lube

I was reading the Product Tests section of the Spring 2011 issue of Bicycle Quarterly where I discovered the Green Oil company in the UK.  BQ editor Jan Heine tested their Green Oil Chain Lube …

Celebrities Fight Back featuring Alberto Contador
July 30, 2011 – 12:34 pm | No Comment
Celebrities Fight Back featuring Alberto Contador

There are many things that are disturbing in life and somewhere in the top 100 are the crazed cycling fans who literally harass professional cyclists as they make their way up mountain stages or even …

Cadel Evans Wins 2011 Tour de France
July 25, 2011 – 9:21 pm | No Comment
Cadel Evans Wins 2011 Tour de France

This year’s Tour de France has had some of the most exciting moments in recent racing with virtually no drama (of the stupid sort) and only one doping doper (so far).  Let’s start with the …

1984 Trek 400 Review
July 17, 2011 – 7:38 am | 5 Comments
1984 Trek 400 Review

I had been in the hunt for a road bike for some time when I spotted this 1984 Trek 400 on Craigslist, I immediately fell in love with the color.  The seller wanted $200 which …

Are You Watching Le Tour or Not?
July 16, 2011 – 2:33 pm | 2 Comments
Are You Watching Le Tour or Not?

So today’s stage of the Tour de France (stage 14 – Saint-Gaudens  Plateau de Beille) may have been the most exciting of all.  The last 20 miles or so was a series of attacks, mostly …

The Wooden Porter Crate
July 9, 2011 – 9:25 pm | 11 Comments
The Wooden Porter Crate

Ok, this is not France so I’m not going to call it a porteur crate, instead we’ll call it a porter crate.  To be more precise it is a wine crate made of pine that …

Biking in Dallas is Back
July 9, 2011 – 4:06 pm | 6 Comments
Biking in Dallas is Back

Ok, after being down about a month due to our website host, Godaddy, wanking our site and doing absolutely nothing useful to help, it looks like we may be mostly fixed now.  I don’t know …

Biking in Dallas Has Issues
June 6, 2011 – 9:32 pm | 2 Comments
Biking in Dallas Has Issues

Our host, godaddy, moved our site from one server to another.  They sent me a note telling me this was going to happen.  Well they busted part of WordPress in the process.  We can no …