fossilfool's blog

Photo: Joey Mac

Stay safe and have a little fun this fall with a bike light as phenomenal as you are. Pictured above is a dual-tube Down Low Glow system, paired with a rear blinky. We now offer a discount on our rear blinkie when you purchase a Down Low Glow. Just look for the "Add a blinkie" option at checkout.

Here are 16 more reasons to roll with the Down Low Glow this fall.

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Heather from Stitchcraft performs LiveOnBike at the Vancouver Bicycle Music Festival. Photo: Momentum

See all the highlight photos on the Momentum blog.

My dad's been suggesting that I test ride El Arbol as soon as possible before sinking the hours into custom fiberglass work on the trunk, roots and branches. Not a bad idea.   OK, so it didn't have brakes or pedals, but at least now the frame has at lease now been heat treated. Read More »

One of our favorite local bands, Tornado Rider, performed their hit "I'm a Falcon" on the Pedal Powered Stage we hosted at the August 6th edition of Sunday Streets. Read More »

Interning at Rock The Bike’s Berkeley, CA workshop has been an exciting and challenging learning experience. RTB is a fast growing sustainable company with a diverse product line to manage so there is no such thing as a dull day with repetitive tasks. I worked closely with their team of engineers to refine their existing product line. Read More »

If you're a bike person in the Northwest who's been following our entries about the San Francisco and Chico Bicycle Music Festivals, it's now time to ride to your own.

August 15 - Eugene, OR

August 16 - Portland, OR

August 22 - Seattle Bicycle Music Festival

August 29 - Vancouver, BC

Morning ride: Crew pumping up the District for Sunday Streets.

Set up our Pedal Powered Stage on the Great Highway, with dancing on the beach. Photo: Steve Rhodes Read More »

Thanks to Raul and Warren for their theatrics at this year's Earth Hour celebration in San Francisco.

On to technical details. Note how Raul fills the pitcher about 1/3 to halfway with ice, then adds the alcohol and juices to just over the top of the ice.

Then Warren pedals for about 30 seconds to wild applause from the crowd.

Roadies, we need to establish how we wrap cables. What do think of this one? Looks like we'll need a lot of velcro, but it will keep our cable clutter down.