Category Archives: Our Bikes

A Journey of Discovery, Part 2: Handlebar Bags and Aluminum Fenders

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

In the last installment of this series, we looked at the bikes we rode when Bicycle Quarterly got started almost a decade ago. How did our preferences change from our familiar bikes with mid-trail geometries, 700C x 28 mm tires … Continue reading →

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A Journey of Discovery, Part 1: What We Used to Ride

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

We sometimes hear people criticize our technical analyses: “Bicycle Quarterly’s testers simply prefer they bikes that they ride most. You get used to anything, and then you prefer it.” Or: “Jan has got his preferences. He started a magazine so … Continue reading →

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Urban Delivery

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

My favorite bookseller called and said: “We just sold the last copy of The Competition Bicycle, and there is a gaping hole next to your other book in our window display.” There was only one thing to do: I loaded … Continue reading →

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Carbon Fiber Handlebar 911

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

Emergency Roadside Repair in 3 Easy Steps Materials required: • wooden stick • steel strap • big rock • 5 mm Allen wrench (optional) Time required: 25 minutes. On a spring-time ride in the Cascades, we took a side road … Continue reading →

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