Suburban Assault

Like with a lot of cool bike things that I learn about, I found out about this on Urban Velo. Young bike rider, Ryan Stamerro, will be riding his bike across country this summer. Sure, there’s really nothing special about that. Folks do cross-country bike rides all the time (it’s one of my personal bucket list items). What makes Ryan’s trip a bit different is that he’s going to do it on a fixed gear bike. The entire trip is also meant to bring awareness to Half United.

He’ll also be recording his ride with 35mm photography and through his blog, One Country, One Gear. It sounds like a great challenge and adventure, and I wish him a safe journey.

If you are interested in following his journey and would like to help him get started, click here to see his Kickstarter page.

If you are a fan of Yahuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery comic, you’re probably aware that author Rick Smith called it quits. Keeping up the comic, a full-time job and a family just got too overwhelming. We’ll miss it, but wish Rick all the best.

Now, the Kickstand Cyclery has teamed up with Kickstarter to offer the remaining three volumes of Kickstand Comics as a preordered bundle. You’ll get three printed books, which include the last three years of the comic – 1,300 strips. Each bundle also comes with an embroidered badge and bookmark. If you don’t already own the first volume, you can order one here.