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The Photography of Margaret Bourke-White

I recently stumbled upon this Life photo. It depicts a post-WWII Japanese farmer returning home after a day’s work in the fields. For..

January 6, 2010 with 5 Comments

Hardcourt Bike Polo Gets Organized

If you’ve ever witnessed a mallet toss on a Sunday afternoon at a crowded bike polo court, then you’ve pretty much seen the..

January 6, 2010 with 0 Comments

Dresden Goldsprints

GOLDSPRINT Dresden from veloheld. on Vimeo. I’m a bit hard pressed to come up with a Slaughterhouse Five reference, but..

January 5, 2010 with 0 Comments

DIY Velcro Toe Straps

Over the summer, Wired ran this article on how to make your own Velcro toe straps. And our friends at PEONFX ran a similar piece on their..

January 5, 2010 with 2 Comments

Pulling Out The Stops

In 1982 the Idaho legislature passed a law that allows bicyclists to in some cases treat stop signs as though they were yield signs. Under..

January 5, 2010 with 2 Comments

Avid Speed Dial Ultimate

While Avid may be best known for their mechanical disc brakes these days, they have always been known for their brake levers. The..

January 4, 2010 with 9 Comments

Laila Sure Can Trackstand

Laila Ghambari sure can trackstand. Word on the streets is she pulls a mean shot of espresso, too. Photo by Mike Wilson.

January 4, 2010 with 0 Comments

Surly BBQ Bike

Wow, doesn’t this make you long for summertime? This bike belongs to Señor Crankee in Japan. Read more over at..

January 3, 2010 with 3 Comments

Riding Blind

Observed bicycle trials is hard enough already—a constant balancing act, fluidly moving a bicycle up and over seemingly unrideable..

January 3, 2010 with 0 Comments

Bikes on Film – Police Beat

As the opening credits roll on Police Beat, a 2005 film by writer/director Robinson Devor, multiple exposures of a table graph of..

January 2, 2010 with 0 Comments