In France, long before the high passes in the Alps (or Pyrenees) are free of snow, cyclists can train for big climbs on Mt Ventoux.  To scal...

I have now had about 15 months trying various LED headlights powered by my dynamo hubs, and want to offer some impressions.  LEDs with good ...

This weekend I rode my first Brevet of 2013 and my first ever Kinki (i.e. Kansai) Audax event.  Where to ride 400km in mid-January, without ...

Sometimes, we ride a route for years, grumble to ourselves about something along the way and wonder why the powers that be do not make a mod...

January 2nd's weather forecast promised sun with a high of 13 degrees celsius.  A classic warm, dry Tokyo winter day, perfect for riding...

Last weekend I learned a lesson in bicycle geometry. At my UBI frame-building class, we learned the basics of why almost all bikes have fa...

With short, cold days, some wet weather, plenty of (domestic Japanese) business travel and work, I have not gotten in many long rides since ...

There was an era, back in the 1960s and early 70s, when American cars had a very short lifespan.  The manufacturers did not mind -- in fact...

I had the honor of riding the Cascade 1200 and Rocky Mountain 1200 this summer with Ken Bonner, one of the most decorated endurance/Brevet r...

Last year I got the book "Cyclepedia", which is essentially a catalogue of the most impressive collection of bicycles in the world...

Some great photography of cycling on the Stelvio in early winter.  See http://www.cyclingtips.com.au/2012/11/early-winter-on-the-passo-del...

Stephen was in town again this weekend from Hong Kong, and Jerome joined him Saturday evening at his place in Ikusabata, west of Oume.  The ...

A rainy Saturday, and I was still recovering from a cold so gave up on my plan for a longer Sunday ride.  I built up two wheels, number 0000...

L'Eroica 2012 Juliane and I cannot remember when or why we decided to ride the L'Eroica. It was about a ...

On Saturday morning, I finally took the slick tires off my steel-framed cyclocross bike (the "Yamabushi") and tried out the Contin...