My inner Frenchman digs the Saluki, the latest from the folks at Rivendell. 650B wheels, centerpulls, and other cool bits. Take a peek.

Today’s New York Times (registration required) has an article on bicycle commuting in the city, as well as as nice audio slideshow.

Despite a lingering cold, I managed 28 miles before the rain hit.

Wonder how that bike under you was made? This is a fascinating look at the bike business.

Rivendell’s Glorius and Wilbury have been revealed. I’m glad to see them, if just for the sheer oddity of it all, but I don’t have much use for a mixte bike. However, I hope they sell a ton of them.

My second 10-speed was an Austro-Daimler SLE. The SLE differed a bit from an SL; it had a three-spider Stronglight crank, and Huret derailleurs. I bought the bike from a shop in Knoxville, TN that was filled with a small inventory of bikes, Campy components, and cyclocross pictures. At the time (’77-ish), a ‘cross rider in Knoxville was like an Inuit in Mombasa — rare.

But back in the day, diversity in bikes was the rule. There weren’t any monster brands dominating the scene — just a wide variety of 10-speeds, with each having its own distinctive look. I kept that bike until 1989 or so, when I sold it to a neighbor’s boyfriend. I wonder where it is now.

Zac, formerly of the Michigan lakeshore and now a Seven guy, has a web site/team/concept thing.

Thanks for the tip to the folks at Velo City Cycles in Michigan. Nice people, cool bikes….

Issue #33 of the Rivendell Reader has been mailed and already the denizens of the RBW mailing list are weighing in on arrival times. Let the drama begin (Hey! Where’s mine?!?)

Bikes on the beach. Hilton Head, SC. 2001.

Inspiration, perhaps, for a Winter fixie project.