The floor pump: an essential weapon in the arsenal of bicycle tool essentials. My first year in college, I remember my good buddy from high school {Toby} showed up for the Race of the Redwoods (Humboldt County, CA circa 1975) and unloaded his steed and the rest of the support jibber jabber from his car; [...]

Hard to be bad-ass when you’re worried about your tires. Vittoria tires are apparently manufactured in Thailand now; all o’dem.  Story has it, VeloFlex bought all the equipment from Vittoria after they went looking for a good time in Asia and setup shop across the street.  VeloFlex boasts they make all their tires in Italy. [...]