I’ve realized two things while doing interviews for the Herald Sun as The Outspokin’ Cyclist: first, that cyclists are always interesting people with stories to tell; second, that I don’t have the space to tell them all in print. But the web is rarely ever restricted by space… so beginning today, I’m launching an online [...]
Carrera out of your price range? Maybe a Porsche bike is within reach. I’m sure they’re not cheap, but anytime Porsche designers conceive of something new it’s worth a look. Enjoy…
A slideshow I put together and posted here back in December has been getting a lot of attention – especially from people far from North Carolina. It’s a handful of photographs I took one morning on my ride to work. It was a humid, cool morning. The steam rising from the ground created a pretty [...]
“Roll your own and save your roll” Is it any wonder that Durham, once the city of tobacco, is now the City of Medicine?
Phillip Barron The Herald Sun January 12, 2006 CARRBORO — If there’s an ideal Platonic form out there for everything that exists in this world of imperfect approximations, then there’s got to be an ideal bike for you and me. Now, how are you supposed to go about finding that bike? Nestled in an upstairs [...]
In December I saw a Washington Post article about camera tossing and a new website that chronicles some of the more interesting photos from those who dare experiment. I recommend not doing this with your nice camera… at least until you feel confident in your tossing style. It’s kind of a silly idea to toss [...]
Riding Fox suspension is like walking barefoot on thick, freshly shampooed shag carpet. Both are so plush and feel so good that they hide an awful truth — in the case of the carpet, that shag is an aesthetic offense unrivaled in home decor; in the case of the shocks, that navigating the rough terrain [...]