Perspective
Learning the basics is never fun. Isaac Newton wrote to Robert Hooke: “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” This concept is often applied
Underbiking
Life is about addition. New friends, new connections, linking in, moving up, promotions, new children, new hobbies, new exercise regimes. Buy more, do more, electronically schedule
Tantamount Geometry
Tanglefoot framesets all feature Tantamount Geometry. Across the size range of any given model, all of the head tube and seat tube angles are the same. Bike sizes that share tire s
A Sharp Pencil
A sharp pencil is a smart design and the right tool for the task at hand. Bikes should fit from the get go, give or take a small adjustment to the saddle height. “Fit” to us me
Facts for a Post Fact World Part I
Wool is warmer when it’s itchier. Try it. Put on an old pendleton with no T shirt and sit around. Then switch it up and try a merino wool super soft ultra processed whateve
Tanglefooting
Burn your lycra. Give your clipless shoes to a gym rat. Replace your fitbit with a Casio. Ditch the magic food and buy an ice cream sandwich. To Tanglefoot is to shrug of
On Bag Materials
Fifth Season Canvas is the future (and oddly the distant past) of bike bag fabrication. We enchew plastics as much as possible. No plastic buckles. No teflon. The wax in wa
Retro-Futurism
What if our decisions were not reactions based on the actions of those around us, but instead based on the thoughts and philosophies of those who came before, those who differ from