As part of the fringe benefits at Deneb Renewable, the small solar development firm I co-founded in 2012 (and am leaving this year for anoth...

I saw these classic metal water bottles at Hiroshi's shop, C Speed , the other day.  Beautiful, light and strong. There is a cork under ...

Last Saturday MOB and I spent part of the afternoon visiting areas near Kaminoge.  We had already gone to Positivo a few days before, and MO...

I have not been to Cycle Mode -- the closest thing Japan has to EuroBike or InterBike --  in a number of years ...  usually it conflicts wit...

As planned for some time, Hiroshi's C Speed has moved from its initial location out in Kohoku/Yokohama, to Takatsu-ku/Kawasaki, 3-7-...

With the brakes and bullhorns off, and 48x14 gearing, my commuting fixie is a real track bike! MOB did it at end of 2008, others have ...

I knew it had to be a race of destiny, as the hand of God seemed to part the clouds and the sun shown down upon the start area at Saiko, a...