Review: Bike Snob Abroad

As one of my many lovely and highly appropriate Christmas presents, I received the latest book from Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC.  This is Bike Snob’s third book.  I thoroughly enjoyed his first book, Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling, which was an irreverent look at the various cycling cultures and attitudes in […]

Premium Rush

“I like to ride. Fixed gear. No brakes. Can’t stop. Don’t want to, either.” I finally got around to seeing Premium Rush, the action film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt that was released last August.  When I saw the previews for this film, I was pretty excited to see it.  A feature-length movie about cycling with actors […]

Say It Ain’t So, Mr. O’Rourke!

My friend, Scott, brought this Wall Street Journal article by P.J. O’Rourke to my attention in the hopes it would raise my hackles.  Scott’s a good friend.  I now pass it along to all of you in the hopes you will think I’m your virtual friend. Mr. O’Rourke is an award-winning author, known for his […]