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Marcomm is a term used by marketing people to indicate all marketing communications materials. That used to consist of catalogs, brochures, and other printed, user-facing…

I didn't understand that bicycle components could be overtightened until my lack of understanding made me bleed. I'd finished my exams for the fall semester and needed to…

Among the many items in my garage that don't seem like garage items, a plastic cutting board leans against my tool case. The cutting board is small, maybe 7-inches by…

Dexterity. It seems so simple until your body stops working. I spent a couple of winters working in a bike shop in New England where the actual shop was in the basement.…

Full Disclosure: I consulted on content and marketing for this event. For the second year running, Chris King has moved their Open House event to the internet, releasing a…

Have you been to the bike swap, a fluorescent, niche Burning Man for the hoarders and hopeful, a flea market where no one is selling tube socks, but water bottles of curious…

The first time I ever glued a set of tubular tires onto rims, I did so with no instruction from any of my co-workers. Given that all of my co-workers were employed by a bike…

This time of year, the gaps at the beginning and end of the day are hemmed in by darkness. I plug a headlight and taillight into a USB port, and pull on an extra layer of…

Bike parts seem to come at a real premium these days, because supply chain <word salad>, and global economic <word salad>, and pandemic-driven <word…

The thing about the show "Ted Lasso" that people seem to be gliding right past is that main character Lasso's relentless kindness, patience and compassion achieve different…