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His business name: The Kinky Llama. His specialty: delivering sex toys faster than you can get a Domino's pizza. His mode of transportation: the bicycle.

Chances are if you've worked in the bicycle industry long enough you know who Dave House is.

As promised in my entry last week about One on One, I’m finally getting around to sharing some photos and thoughts from recent visits BRAIN sales guy Barry and I made to several bike companies in and around Minneapolis. Press deadlines and a short-lived cold (thankfully), kept me from tackling this blog entry sooner. But here goes.
Had an interesting chat with the vp of communications over at the Motorcycle Industry Council last week about the CPSIA.

Speedway, Indiana isn't only home base for the Indianapolis 500, but also Zipp Speed Weaponry, which resides right down the street from the iconic raceway.

If you’re ever in Minneapolis, make sure to stop by One on One, especially if you’re into vintage bikes, bicycle art and coffee. This quirky bike shop in the Warehouse District is owned by Gene Oberpriller and wife Jen, who put in time at QBP. I had the opportunity to check it out during my trip this past weekend to Frostbike along with our sales rep Barry Kingwill.

Big shout out to Ben Serotta and Jeff Rowe, owner of of B and L Bikes in Solana Beach, for a hosting a terrific ride on Monday from the shop to Serotta's Composite factory in Poway.

When I rolled into BRAIN Global Headquarters this morning Marc was back from his ski hut trip.
Americans are driving less and that could mean more reason for them to consider replacing car trips with bike trips.

GT is holding out hope that this tale plays out just like that Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
It’s nearly impossible to make it through a day in this constantly connected world without hearing about Twitter.