Madness? Well actually, this new bottle (cum gel dispenser) is actually a fantastic little piece of kit. Containing 680ml of liquid and two sachets worth of gel, the Gelbot bottle will hydrate and fuel you without the need to slow......

BikePortland's Jonathan Maus is down in D.C. today for the National Bike Summit, where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the opening address this morning. From Maus's recap: Photo: Jonathan Maus At the outset of his remarks, he said, “I want all of you to know you have a full partner at the...

These things are unbelievably small. At only 59g (59g!) and 157mm long you'd forgive this for just being a last resort, fail safe, just get me the hell home kind of a pump. The sort of thing that'll just allow......

Want to go fast and not pedal too hard? Want to leave fixie mounted hipsters in your dust at stoplights? Want to ride what's essentially an electric moped? If you've got a spare $9,000 to spare — and really who doesn't — you can pick up an Optibike to cart your posterior about town in style. Thi...

What I'm about to describe here sounds almost like a parody of suburb street-development-by-plumbers, but this is what's on the table tonight at the Board of Public Works Meeting: *LETTER FOR GREENDALE RELATIVE TO A JOINT APPLICATION FOR S. 51ST STREET – RAWSON AVENUE TO COLLEGE AVENUE FOR...

Formula 1 engineering firm BERU is currently working on the The Factor001, a pedal-powered speedster that is being touted as the world’s most advanced bicycle. A marvel of modern engineering, the bike features an ultra-light carbon chassis, high-tech ceramic brakes, and a hard-wired system tha...

    Mitch had a tough day yesterday, but he got a good overall report from the Orthopedic Surgeon. Yesterday, they removed the cast and took 15 staples out of his left wrist. Ouch. The cast has been replaced by a brace. The doctor is extremely pleased with the mobility he's reg...

I want to thank everyone again for all the messages of love and support. You are incredible and I can't thank you enough! I am happy to report that Mitch is making very good progress. The bike accident was two weeks ago today and we hit a big milestone this weekend; Mitch is able to ...

Tomorrow happens the L.A. Bike Summit , a bicycle-centric day with big goals! Organized by Joe Linton, aka one of the L.A. Creek Freaks, the Bike Summit will bring together people from Portland to New York to Mexico City with Angelenos to work on strengthening bicycle advocacy, growing bike organiza...

Acknowledging awkward video intro on 12seconds.tv Hard to know exactly what a geek is these days, but if the video above is any indication, Carlos Urreta (and his sidekick Joe Philipson) are definitely candidates. They've founded Real Geeks Ride, and they are planning to pedal 3,000 miles across the...