Wheels That Heal: A Bike Benefit for Liberty Kat – Sunday Jan 29th
January 10, 2012 – 10:01 am | No Comment

Events and activities to help Liberty Kat (aka Misty Green) are coming into focus.  She has staggering medical bills to contend with while she mends so a Facebook page has been established where you can …

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Seen in the Nordstrom catalog
November 4, 2011 – 6:45 pm | 7 Comments
Seen in the Nordstrom catalog

Everybody wants in on the cycling action, even Nordstrom…They’re selling the clothes, not the bike, but still.
What brand and model is the bike?  It’s not a Pashley, is it a Linus Gaston?  With a missing …

Infovisual – The Visual Dictionary
October 29, 2011 – 10:25 pm | No Comment
Infovisual – The Visual Dictionary

The Infovisual.info site uses images to explain objects. Click on each graphic to be taken to their site where you’ll find additional useful information.
The Bicycle:
The Crankgear:

 The Derailleur:

Random – Having no definite aim or purpose
October 27, 2011 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Random – Having no definite aim or purpose

I’m still slowly repairing and restoring a few minor things on the site that were broken by our previous web site host.  I have resolved the Contact plug-in problems and restored it to the top …

GM Jumps The Shark Then Giant Bicycles Puts Them In Head Lock
October 13, 2011 – 8:02 pm | 6 Comments
GM Jumps The Shark Then Giant Bicycles Puts Them In  Head Lock

GM, as in General Motors, jumped the shark when they started a “Reality Sucks” campaign that belittles cyclists. Just look at this idiotic ad:
Oh look, the guy on a bike is consumed with shame as …

Sumsung Galaxy 10.1, Android, iPad and Word Press Fail
October 9, 2011 – 2:14 pm | 8 Comments
Sumsung Galaxy 10.1, Android, iPad and Word Press Fail

How I learned a tablet is not a substitute for a pc
Every cyclist I know owns a cell phone that no doubt has an array of various apps installed that make them more useful and …

Steve Jobs
October 7, 2011 – 9:01 pm | 5 Comments
Steve Jobs

One of the benefits of being my age or near is that we’ve witnessed some of the most significant advances in technology in all history, including seeing the meteoric rise (and fall, and rise, etc) …

We Left GoDaddy For HostGator
September 25, 2011 – 8:04 pm | 7 Comments
We Left GoDaddy For HostGator

We have moved from our previous host, GoDaddy, to our current one, HostGator.  I am happier than all get out.  For those interested in the super boring drama that lead up to this change let’s …

Off Topic – Do you Yahoo, Google, Bing, or ?
September 20, 2011 – 6:12 pm | 8 Comments
Off Topic – Do you Yahoo, Google, Bing, or ?

I’ve been following the Microsoft search engine Bing story for a while now.  Seems the Bing effort has been losing a billion dollars each quarter since 2009.  They’ve lost a total of 9 billion dollars …

Bicycle Art by Brian Hartley Sago “High Stakes Cycling”
September 5, 2011 – 2:16 pm | No Comment
Bicycle Art by Brian Hartley Sago “High Stakes Cycling”

My absolute favorite bicycle themed art is the one you see above (and below). It’s called “High Stakes Cycling” by Brian Hartley Sago.  The original (below) is an intaglio print from his “Meddling in the …

Not Cycling, but Cinema – Blade Runner and The Wild Bunch
August 19, 2011 – 10:48 pm | 12 Comments
Not Cycling, but Cinema – Blade Runner and The Wild Bunch

Nothing to do with cycling but it’s still pretty cool. I hardly ever pay attention to movies that are being made these days but two recent major announcements in the world of cinema caught my …