Over the last four years I’ve been watching one of my favorite apparel manufacturers guide itself to a resurgence. Back in the 1990s, Pearl was the it cycling apparel manufacturer to buy if ...
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Bruce Gordon in Two Bikes
I have this sense that I could have devoted the entirety of a magazine to Bruce Gordon’s career in cycling. He was as multifaceted as a diamond. From his frames to his tires to his pumps to ...
Bruce Gordon: a Gallery
I’d had this intent to ride down to Petaluma one sunny day and spend it with Bruce Gordon, talking with him about his craft. Talking business was never much fun because Bruce knew what it ...
Setup: the Seven Airheart at DK200
At the risk of sounding like a sample played repeatedly by a DJ, I love to take a bike with me when I travel. Whether the trip is for a cycling event or to visit family, I try to make sure ...
Back on Their Feet Again: Time Osmos 15
I am a lucky guy on many fronts. But for the purpose of this review, I’ll bring up just one: my wife. Amongst her many wonderful traits, she has a very high tolerance for my collection of bike ...
Fresh Feel: Giro Empire E70 Knit
In my early years as a cyclist in Memphis, Tenn., summer time was a sequence of rides that ended with my feet feeling like they were on fire. Something about black shoes, leather, humidity like a ...
Right for the Day: Rudy Project Tralyx
In the last 18 months I’ve tried nearly a dozen different pair of eyewear. I’ve never considered myself an eyewear snob. Sure, I’ve uncovered preferences, but we’re not ...
Friday Group Ride #453
I’m there, trailside, down on my haunches, trying to peel sweaty gloves off my hands. There’s a thin stream of latex spraying at me, telling me I maybe shouldn’t have pulled ...
Sea Otter Classic, Part II
For all that Sea Otter purports to be, what makes the expo most compelling isn’t the new helmet technology or the energy bar formulated from sand and cat hair. It’s the bikes. A bike ...
The Sea Otter Classic, Part I
Holy cow. With the demise of Interbike and a complete inability to get on my motel’s (or Starbucks) wifi, I’m faced with reviewing the entirety of my experience at Laguna Seca in ...