Useless Reviews

In the financial crisis of 2008, I was lucky. I kept my job and my home and my savings. In the aftermath, my wife and I asked ourselves what small things we…

Before I say anything else, I want you to know that I love you just as you are. I am not sure how, as a society, we go about establishing impossible standards…

I put things together, and I take them apart. Both processes are fraught with peril. The first, because I'm not a great put-things-togetherer, and the…

Like WKRP in Cincinatti's Herb Tarlek with his matching white shoes and belt, a bike with a white saddle and the obligatory, complimentary bar tape says one…

In the year plus that I've been writing RUR, I have had an array of amusing conversations with my riding friends which begin with the question, "Hey, what's…

I'll be honest. I'm not sure whether this creaking sound is real or just in my head. I'm pretty sure it was real at some point. I'm also reasonably certain I…

Rabbits, by design, hop well. They have short femurs wed to long tibias via a reverse, spring-loaded knee, which makes them great hoppers. They have extra-long…

The collar bone is an S-shaped, structural member of your upper-thorax. Some people call it the clavicle, which sounds like a meeting of priests…

Have you ever been not riding bikes and suddenly realized you were washing dishes or doing your taxes? Even the 1040EZ fails to approach the simple pleasure of…

We express ourselves through our clothing, that we are a cat lady, or a tough guy, or a style maven, or a firefighter. Whole genres of t-shirt are dedicated…