A new standard :-/

Just what the world needed - a new cassette standard.

http://www.xddriverbody.com/

Add it to the list of wacky crap nobody actually needs, like BBRight: http://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Bottom_Bracket_Standards_2573.html

Pro Road Team Racing on Steel

Everything old is new again

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/rapha-condor-jlt-steel-and-carbon-racing-bikes-gallery/

The Worst of Both Worlds

I love wacky mechanical inventions.  This one will go down in history and end up in a coffee table picture book like Cyclepedia.

TRP HY/RD

The weight of hydralics with the (un)reliability of cables.

Photo sniped from bikeradar.com

If I were to design my coat of arms...

It might look something like this:

Why fixies are good for cycling

Cross California

Note what Tim Johnson is riding:

2011 Tour of California — Intro from RAPHA on Vimeo.

What? I didn't see anything...

So I was out riding today and a guy riding a recumbent flew by me on a climb, then flew by the women in front of me, and smiled and nodded at each of us. He had a big electric motor, but was still pedaling. Kind of fun to watch. Anyway, when I passed the women, I said "That was cool, huh?"

What?

The guy on the electric bike!

What?

The guy on the electric recumbent that just zoomed by us?

Huh.

Holy crap, you didn't just notice a guy fly by you on a crazy looking contraption? (I didn't say that).