From London Bicycle Messenger Association: “It’s a superb circuit, very testing and unlike anything I’ve ever raced on before. If it was only a bit bigger, you might be able to hold a real classic on it. I’d like to ride here again…” Eddy Merckx talking about Eastway Cycle Circuit, the venue for European Cycle Messenger Championships 2003.

Amsterdam Bicycles – 82 pictures of bicycles taken during 73 minutes. Done often before but always effective. An old friend comes home. The story of a beautiful frame built by Dave Moulton Like being taken under by a shark – Buffalo Bill interviews messenger crushed by lorry. New Bicycle Bridge in Copenhagen – While Ken promises, Copenhagen is already implementing ‘bicycle fast highways’; via Copenhagenize. Cyclore Paris – Fixie workshop underground [The Aesthetic Poetic]. Image by Roxy

Flow Saddle One of the products displayed at Stanford University’s “Cool Products Expo 2003″ was The Flow Saddle. The blurb says: “Why is Flow more comfortable? Because your weight is distributed around the entire perimeter of the saddle, rather than just a small circle of compressed foam or gel – an advanced, proprietary load dissipation mechanism that dramatically reduces hot spots.” It looks ‘cool’ but isn’t the perineum better protected if the saddle mainly supports the buttock bones?