Newsletter Nº164
More James Brown “This man will make your liver quiver! This man will make your bladder splatter! This man will freeze your knees! If you will, let’s all welcome SOUL BROTHER number 1, JAMES BROWN!!!!” More below...
Newsletter Nº163
Photo in the banner from Pelago It is no secret that I have a penchant for custom bicycles. Long before I ever owned a frame whose builder I personally knew, I had begun admiring the beautiful craft of building a bike from scratch. I suppose it began...
Newsletter Nº162
Photo in the banner from Podia.cc “See You Later, Alligator” is a 1950s rock and roll song written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Bobby Charles. The song was a Top Ten hit for Bill Haley and His Comets in 1956 in the United States. (read...
Newsletter Nº161
Photo in the banner by Petter Danielson In 161 issues of this weekly labor of love, I’ve never repeated a single subject line, UNTIL NOW! ; ) I first used ⋛⋋( ‘◇’)⋌⋚ birds of a feather flock together 🐦 🐤 for Nº93 and today, it is to...
Newsletter Nº160
Photo in the banner by Frank van der Sman I don’t typically say “It’s on like Donkey Kong”. But I do maybe think it. It means you’re ready to throw down. Like, double throw down and get really serious about accomplishing what you maybe had already...
Newsletter Nº159
Numbers in the banner from NAHBS by Bike Rumor Hello there! Thank you for tuning in & extra hello to a number of new subscribers this week. 👋 It has been about a year since I last linked to David Cain’s Raptitude blog. But if you’re...
Newsletter Nº158
Picture in the banner by Pelago Bicycles' By The Way Michele Gelfand is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park and the author of Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire the World. A conversation with her on edge.org...
Newsletter Nº157
Picture in the banner by Michael Salens So what’s Kolektif? It is the successor The Berliner Fahrradschau. (I first wrote about it back in January when it was announced). Well, I made a quick trip out to Berlin Friday for the opening night of the show. I arrived...
Newsletter Nº156
Picture in the banner by the Ice & Palms Movie OBST&GEMÜSE, opened their doors 10 years ago to establish a more-than-just a bike shop in Basel, Switzerland. The name directly translates as Fruit & Vegetables. It reflects the related yet opposite product offering in their store:...
Newsletter Nº155
Picture in the banner by Silca ok, ok, spring is officially still a month out but we feel the season changing already at the Twotone office with with more & more sunny days here in Amsterdam. Not to mention a blossoming agenda of tradeshows, product launches,...