Shredding Like It’s 1995
Eddie Roman’s 1995 mountain bike and BMX video Hammertime is an amazing period piece. Punk rock and metal soundtrack, Hi8 video, choppy transitions between short clips of trick after trick; all staples...
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The History of the American Six-Day Race
America’s first six-day was held at Madison Square Garden. Photo from Bike Barings. At modern six-day races, track cyclists perform impressive physical feats racing a variety of events such as...
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New England’s Frame Builder Family Tree
Angles & Poise, a bike blog focused on the high-end and boutique end of cycling, put together a neat infographic tracing the history of the New England frame building world. The timeline starts...
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Touring the Moulton Factory
The first time I saw a Moulton bike, it was on a Seattle Randonneur‘s 100k populaire. I’d caught up to a man on a Moulton and rode with him for a while. Making small talk, as one does when riding with...
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Major Taylor’s Legendary Life
One of America’s earliest cycling stars and the very first African-American cycling star, Major Taylor is a sports legend. It is unsurprising given the sheer number of inspirational angles to his...
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Yolanda Davis-Overstreet: Sharing the Story of African American Cyclists
Yolanda Davis-Overstreet is the Director of the upcoming documentary RIDE: In Living Color. The film looks at African American cyclists through history from Major Taylor’s amazing achievements in...
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Chicago’s Original Freak-Bike Club; Cooler Than You
Though far from mainstream, freak-bike gangs have become a fairly ubiquitous part of American bike culture. Black Label Bike Club, C.H.U.N.K. 666, Dead Baby, most major cities seem to have their own...
View ArticleThe Mysterious Nelson Vails Documentary
Nelson Vails was the first African American cyclist to medal in the Olympics, making history when he won the Silver in the 1984 track sprint. Before his professional cycling career, he made his living...
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Graeme Obree’s Landspeed Record
Graeme Obree likely needs no introduction among cyclists who’ve been involved in the sport for any length of time. The Scotsman is famous for his world hour records and the unorthodox “superman”...
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The Death of Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson is a British cycling legend. He was the first Brit to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, first to win the World Championship rode race, and won several Spring Classics and Vuelta...
View ArticleThe Tour du St-Laurent Cycliste
60 Cycles by Jean-Claude Labrecque, National Film Board of Canada The Tour du St. Laurent was an amateur stage race in Quebec held 12 times between 1954 and 1965. The race varied in length over the...
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Kat Sweet: Building the Sisterhood of Shred
Kat Sweet at the I5 Colonnade mountain bike park in Seattle. Photo from worldbikeparks.com. Though mountain biking has been a male-dominated sport from the get go, there have always been a small...
View ArticleThe World’s First Mountain Bike Film (Probably)
Canadian filmmaker Wolf Ruck made Freewheelin’ in 1985. The short film highlights early mountain bike footage set to a decidedly-80s soundtrack. According to Brian Vernor (read The Bicycle Story’s...
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Mike Flanigan: Frame Builder History with ANT Bike Mike
ANT Bike’s Mike Flanigan with a Boston Roadster. Photo via ANT Bike flickr. New England is a stronghold of American custom frame builders. Portland, OR may have more of them, but New Englanders have...
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Bill Davidson: Seattle’s Legendary Frame Builder
Bill Davidson in the new Davidson-Kullaway shop. Photo by Josh Cohen. A few months ago, custom bike builders Bill Davidson of Davidson Bicycles and Max Kullaway of 333 Fabrication officially joined...
View ArticleEpisode 2: How To Deal With Belgian Demons
After just one year of racing in the American professional cyclocross scene, Elle Anderson got the chance to join a European team and race full time in Belgium. It’s the stuff dreams are made of for...
View ArticleEpisode 4: A Brief History Of The American Sharrow
It may come as a surprise, but in some circles of the bike world, sharrows are a source of passionate debate. Are they a lip service from cities hoping to appease cyclists without spending any money...
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Episode 5: Tillie Anderson, Champion of the World
With seemingly more coverage of the issue recently than ever, women’s fight for an equal place in bike racing kind of feels like a modern phenomenon. But women have been fighting for the right to race...
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Episode 8 – Bikes, Race, and Racing in 1928
In 1928, five African American women set off from New York City on a 250 mile adventure to Washington D.C. Their three day ride was about personal pleasure and challenge and calls into question our...
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The Death of Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson is a British cycling legend. He was the first Brit to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, first to win the World Championship rode race, and won several Spring Classics and Vuelta...
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