Uh huh…

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Well, he WANTS it I’m sure, but I don’t think EITHER of us would survive the crash if he was wearing them…

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Here’s hoping this was on a guy who actually raced track bikes… or knows who the Major WAS even… I have to say, if there was a pic of this same guy eating a smiley pie Taylor’s skeleton would burst out of his grave in a hunched-down sprint position…

Update: Lung informs me this is the one Mike Giant. So, yes. Proper.

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I’ve never seen such a wonderful juxtaposition of nouveau styling, subtle contemporary niche style cues, and good solid poster design. SICK I say.

http://www.pedalconsumption.com/files/m … nal_9.html

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This is of course just the first step but it’s an important distinction: at the federal level, bikes, pedestrians and motor vehicles are EQUAL. It will be interesting to see how this change affects future planning and safety guidelines. We won’t see it for several years, but it’s the right direction…

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/03/la … statement/

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I first became aware of Jay Sycip when I saw a sweet custom gelato-hauler cargo trike down the street from me here in MV. He’s also the master builder for Chris King’s Cielo road frame division, and brought this custom version of the Cielo, which was already a beautiful, handmade frame, to the NAHBS this year. I love the details, from the crimp fenders to the that fender signplate to the bottle cages. Wonderful.

This is partly why i haven’t attended NAHBS… I’m afraid I’d haz anuerism.

http://urbanvelo.org/cielo-constructors … e-bicycle/

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As a huge fan of leather accoutrements on my bikes, I was delighted to see this new offering from velo Orange. Check out these sew-ups… in three leather colors even. JUST what YBD needed, in fact.

http://www.velo-orange.com/elsebarco.html

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So, as Lung knows from our ride discussions, I love love LOVE the look of the Taylor bars on Ghostal, which was it’s original vision. But in actual practice, for city riding they remain as uncomfortable as they were on Fix-e when I first bought them. The issue is that the bars drop into the, well, drops, almost immediately, leaving very little at the top of the bars for you to rest on in an upright position. Further, there’s no ‘hood’ position as with conventional bars, so you really have two choices: ride in the drops themselves the entire time, or do like I frequently have, and perch on the crown awkwardly, one hand on the top of the bars and one on the BREAK I MEAN BRAKE itself. This is fine for a jaunt across town, but it’s an awkward position for controlling the bike in the clutch, as per our modern parlance, and frankly, maybe if I was 135lbs the drops would be fine, but that’s too much pressure on my diaphragm, especially with a bag on. Fine for a climbing ride, not so much for riding around town. Meanwhile, I haven’t had my bulls on a bike since I pulled them off of Fix-e for a change-up (putting the Taylors ON, ironically enough)… so I thought hey, this Ghostal is one smooooth ride… how fun would it be with bulls? And so I did. This morning. Squinting at it given the dim light of my bikeBasement(tm) and the lask of near focal capability as my eyes heal from those shark lasers.

Here’s where you come in, dear reader.

Should I keep the Ghostal scheme, and wrap these bulls in white Kierin grips again, or should I use the Brooks wrap to match the saddle, as I have done in the past. I’m of two minds, so I thought I’d see what you thought.

I’ve included the bars as they are now, one-side wrapped, so you can see the Brooks leather tape…

…and here’s a gentle mock-up of the grips.

Let it be known!

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BS:NYC has said for a long while now that he’d out himself when he shopped his book around, presumably at signings and the like. but both the TIMES and the WSJ have beaten him to it.

it doesn’t seem to me that he’s particularly upset about it, and besides, he’ll still be the bike snob to most of us.

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…and not JUST because of that brand-appropriate 33% gradient. (shudder)
We have something like this here in SF, but these days not as organized I don’t think, as the SF Grand Prix changed leadership. We ARE more organized in the controlled chaos of downhill, though.

http://urbanvelo.org/annual-la-fargo-st-hill-climb/

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