Author Archives: Kevin Rouse
Video | Riding the Long White Cloud
A featured film in last year’s Bicycle Film Festival, this flick follows several professional skateboarders on a cycling tour of New Zealand’s skating hotspots. It turns out cycling all day and then trying to ride a skatepark a harder than … Continue reading
“Thank you _______”
Sure, remembering to tip your bartender will get you far in life (trust us on this one…they also really appreciate Christmas gifts). Randomly telling your significant other “I love you” (and meaning it, of course) can point some serious goodwill … Continue reading
Spotlight | Brooks Cambium
Brooks Breaks Tradition—With Intriguing Results Mention the surname Brooks in any cycling circle and immediately minds jump to sumptuous leather saddles and veritable heaps of tradition. Filing his first saddle patent in 1882, Brooks patriarch John Boultbee Brooks, set in … Continue reading
House Call | Calfee Design
Words and Photos | Kevin Rouse Nestled away in the tiny town coastal town of La Selva Beach, California, Calfee Design is home to a wealth of innovation—not to mention a healthy dose of cycling history. I took the opportunity … Continue reading
Ferrous Friday
Harvey Cycle Works Randonneur Several of my personal favorites from this year’s North American Handmade Bicycle show came from first-year exhibitors. I’ve already gushed over first-year Josh Culbertson’s Avery Cycles runabout, so for this week’s Ferrous Friday installment, I present … Continue reading
Video | Interbike by Invitation
If you fancy yourself one of your local shop’s most fervent supporters, you might just want to petition them for a coveted invitation to Interbike’s new “Interbike by Invitation’ initiative, which opens up the show to non-industry types for the … Continue reading
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Theater Thursday
Theater Thursday — The Man Who Cares The six-day race is an athletic feat matched by few others in its extreme demands placed on the limits of human exertion. As such there has evolved an indispensable support network behind the … Continue reading
The Goods: Steve Thomas Paris-Roubaix Poster
Celebrated poster artist Steve Thomas has been creating a series of excellent prints for the Garmin-Sharp team for some time now. They’ve consistently triggered our inner “I want that” voice, and the latest, a 30-inch by 20-inch commemoration of Paris-Roubaix, … Continue reading
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Ferrous Friday
Ferrous Friday: Winter Bicycles Tool Series Photos: Anthony Bareno Eric Estlund has been in the bespoke bicycle business for 8 years now—but he’s been into bikes his whole life. Wearing the various hats of mechaninc, fitter, tour guide, youth cycling … Continue reading
Spotlight: Aluboo Bikes
Bringing Bamboo to the Masses After seeing production use under the likes of Boo Bicycles, Calfee Design and a handful of other custom builders for years now, bamboo has more than established itself as a viable bike-building material. Affordable, however, … Continue reading
