We have our first shipment of leather covered thermoses . These are the ones that fit in a water bottle cage. It's getting cold and this...

A few days ago I learned, through a private e-mail, that Hagiwara-san is closing the ALPS frame shop . I see that the announcement has now b...

We found some new-old-stock rear derailleurs. The Simplex SX610 is the little brother to the famous Simplex SLJ5500 and SLJ 6600 that many ...

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Johnny sent a few photos of the rando frame. The white piece of paper taped to the down tube shows where the single decal will go on this fr...

The first Velo Orange randonneur frame will be in the paint shop next week and we'll have photos and final specs posted soon after. We...

Lets have a moment of silence for the famous Stronglight Delta headset . I was informed today that they have gone out of production. We boug...

We're working on a brake section and have our first few products. The brake that everyone is talking about is the Tektro R556. This is t...

One of the problems with modern front derailleurs is that some don't work as well with classic cranksets. That's because the outer c...

My wife has been bugging me to get her a thermos that fits into a water bottle cage. Actually I've wanted one too; we're both coffee...

Here is something you don't see often, a seat post that expands like a stem. So no seat tube clamp is required. It's a bit heavy s...

There is a certain joy to shifting the old way, reaching down and gently nudging a lever on the down tube. If you are practiced the chain wi...

And ride your bike to the polling site.

We now have four types of Honjo fenders. On the left are the new 35mm smooth fenders , next is the 35mm hammered fenders . These fenders d...

We get e-mails asking about TA pedals almost every day. Today I learned that TA pedals won't be available again until December. Sorry. ...

Though most of us use full sized frame pumps, there are some disadvantages to them. It's hard to carry your bike with a pump under the t...

It may seem like a minor thing, but saddle covers have been on my mind. I really don't care for the Brooks saddle cover. It's too lo...

VAR of France was the very first manufacturer of bicycle specific tools. They still produce some 250 bike tools, most of them for profession...

We had planned a 3 day family inn-to-inn bike trip this past weekend. But a flu going around Alec's elementary school canceled our plans...

Here are a couple of prototypes I picked up from the metal shop today. The rack fits on the VO rando frame and can also be used with p-clamp...

We recently ran across a batch of French sized, gold colored Edco competition headsets . Edco of Switzerland made some of the finest classic...

Two web sites have caught my eye recently and are well worth sharing. The first is Dave Mann's Bike Geometry Project . Dave says: ...

We have, or soon will have, a few new items. We've started carrying the MKS RX-1 track pedal . The RX-1 is a high-end track pedal with ...

I've started thinking about having some products made in Taiwan. The massive size of the Taiwanese bike industry is simply amazing. The ...

As you probably know, MKS is a major Japanese pedal manufacturer. The actual name of the company is Three Island Factory. It was started in ...