Bicycle Times #7: Worksman "USA Made" Industrial Bikes Interview
August 31, 2010 - The #7 issue of BT just arrived. Cover stories are: the making of a commuter bike and an interview with America's oldest bike company, Worksman.
This here's a mag about everyday biking. Indeed, the cover features a lively young lady in t-shirt and jeans on a low-budget utility bike (with a rear rack and downtube shifters, no less, the 80's live... > Read
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"Silent Sports," July highlights: Chicago Biking $0.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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"Urban Velo" sample: May -- featuring Asheville, NC $3.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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"Momentum" #45, May/June: NYC snob revealed $0.00 (inc. S/H) Purchase |
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From OYB HQ...
AllBike News
Welcome to the HQ for Hard-to-Find Indy News, Stories & Good Things to Buy!
April 27, 2010 - AllBike makes hard-to-find indie bike culture media available and keeps good old books alive. 100% of your purchases goes to support bike heritage & lore outreach.
Hi! I'm Jeff Potter and I run this popsicle stand. AllBike is the indybike offspring of the OYB Media Empire (Out Your Backdoor). Here you'll find stories and links to all kinds of b... > Read Article
Should OYB & Company go Non-Profit?
April 23, 2010 - That's what I'm wondering. This is an educational cause, after all. Sure, I sell some things, but that's to support the Indie Outdoor culture and heritage outreach. I've always thought to just keep the whole thing simple, but maybe going Non-Profit would make the OYB mission clearer to the public. ? I've always thought that folks knew when they bou... > Read Article
The OYB "Dually": a Nukeproof Saddlebag/Pannier from Repurposed Mil-Spec
April 23, 2010 - [$39, mailed in the US.]
Check out this dual-purpose bag!
It's a big, tactical-tough bike saddlebag.
It's also a pannier!
(And if you add the $10 option, it's a Shoulerbag!)
And it's repurposed from a thrifty, brand-new MOLLE-type of mil-spec bag.
(You know I like the versatile stuff!)
Made of polyester cordura-type material ... > More Info > Purchase
Nice Little Shoulderbag: Czech Army Bread Bag
April 22, 2010 - [$20, mailed in US.]
Here's a nifty little shoulderbag, a Czech Army Bread Bag, vintage but in good shape. I found a couple dozen -- when they're gone, they're gone.
Details: Rusty-Olive color canvas. Size: 10" wide x 9" tall x 4" deep. Adjustable fixed shoulderstrap extends to 44" (good for probably up to 6' 2" person). Three pockets ... > More Info > Purchase
The OYB Bag --The World's Only 7-Way Bag!
March 04, 2010 - [$39, postpaid in US] The 7-Way OYB Bag is ready for action! Click on the PayPal button to the left under the picture and order away! Available with extra options like the very popular snug-mount stick (to optimize saddlebag mode), top-straps, and waterproofing. Read on, there's so much more! (Hmm, this is such a long product description, bu... > More Info > Purchase
Hey! It's OYB's *20th ANNIVERSARY!*
February 10, 2010 - An OYB reader just emailed me today and said he was just reading the paperback compilation of Issues 1-8 and was amazed that I'd been publishing OYB since 1990. Well...I am, too! I hadn't even thought of it!
I kinda had 1991 in my brain for some reason, but I suppose Issue #1 says 1990 on it somewhere. So I guess I've been out and about promoti... > Read Article
OYB has an eBay Store!
January 08, 2010 - I'm launching an eBay store for OYB.
I've had a username there for a few years, outyourbackdoor, that I've used to sell luggage, books, magazines and other goodies. Heck, Martha and I have been eBaying since it started and we together have 1000+ sales with a 100% rating since, like, 1994.
But I'll soon ramp things up there. I'm even going to ... > Read Article
DALMAC Starts Today!
September 01, 2010 - DALMAC starts today. OK, so I should've posted about it in February when the sign-up happens, but, whatever, here's props to the coolest bike event in Michigan!
It's a decades-old multi-day tour that starts from Lansing and ends in Mackinaw City. It's affordable and it's been around forever. I wish I coulda been there. (I've done it a couple tim... > Read
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Maintenance! -- For Your Outdoor Body, That is
August 14, 2010 - If you do outdoor sports, you probably have well-developed big/core muscles.
But unless you do maintenance exercises, I think it's likely that you have weak support and stability muscles.
Heck, I do a fair bit of ski-skating and ice-skating and I even have weakish hip stabilizers, which you'd think would get worked a lot in such balancey spor... > Read
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Who's the Fittest? -- A Silly Old Thing
August 14, 2010 - There's an old competition among young people that goes:
"What's the toughest sport?"
"Who's the fittest athlete?"
It's all just silly.
Bike racers suffer the most and the longest.
XC ski racers have the highest VO2 Max.
Lifters are the strongest.
Fighters take the most abuse.
All sports people get hurt more than simple exe... > Read
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Unsupported Events: The Future?
August 10, 2010 - Support crews for extended, complex events help create a party atmosphere, I know.
The Tour de France teams each have a large retinue of helpers taking care of their riders and equipment and everything else.
Then there are the event officials, media and security -- vehicles buzz everywhere.
In another favorite event of mine, the AuSable C... > Read
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My Heroes of the Tour Divide
August 06, 2010 - My heroes of the TD are...
Deana Adams
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Blaine Nester
Why?
Sure, there are lots of stand-outs in this race. But those two stick with me.
Deana did it in 2009 with a homebuilt road bike conversion fixie with 'cross tires and a big gear and slapdash equipment. She was 20 years old. And a vegan. Come on! ...She doesn't wear bike ... > Read
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Bike Helmet in the Heat:: UGH!
August 04, 2010 - I did a club ride yesterday up here. It went out of the Pedaling Coffee cafe at Lake Leelenau. About 50 riders of all levels and kinds. It was a great, fun ride with chatting afterward.
It was a hot, humid, sunny evening. I wore my helmet since it looked like every one else was. I did notice that it looked like one guy wasn't.
I've been ridi... > Read
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Neat Xtracycle Bonus Features
August 04, 2010 - Saw this Xtracycle rig on a roof the other day. It looks like they've added a few items so they can carry a passenger or two. > Read
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Here's
a Quote...
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."
— attributed to Mark Twain (a nice explanation of post-literacy)
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