Product Reviews

On the Third Day He Rode T-Shirt

Twin Six has been offering limited edition (100 men’s, 100 women’s) shirts, and this has to be the coolest one to date. The On..

April 27, 2009 with 2 Comments

Biciclista is an Italian apparal company. This limited-edition cycling cap is 100% cotton and made in Italy. Though this particular model..

April 24, 2009 with 0 Comments

Cranksets and chainrings bearing the Sugino mark are familiar to just about any bike tinkerer, they are widely spec’d as new and..

April 21, 2009 with 15 Comments

VeloSolo is a British company headquartered just a few miles from central London. They’re dyed in the wool cyclists with a particular..

April 20, 2009 with 4 Comments

The SRAM Torpedo hub is unique, and one of the more exciting test items to come into my hands in some time. Freewheel or fixed – this..

April 16, 2009 with 12 Comments

John Boultbee Brooks was the son of a British saddle maker. Saddles for horses, that is. In 1865 he bought a velocipede (the first..

April 14, 2009 with 35 Comments

I recently bought an I Bike PGH shirt from my friend Amy Garbark, who does business under the name Garbella. In addition to being a crafty..

April 13, 2009 with 1 Comment

Pedro’s introduced the Trixie as a minimalist multi-tool specifically for fixed-gear cyclists and the lockring that keeps their..

April 9, 2009 with 7 Comments

So I was sittin’ in the Urban Velo booth at NAHBS, about to chow down on a much deserved lunch, when some dude comes up and hands me..

April 7, 2009 with 6 Comments

Paragon Machine Works was founded in 1983 by Mark Norstad, a good guy from California who loves bikes and machining. His bottom brackets,..

April 3, 2009 with 0 Comments