Although I tend to very slow in adopting new technology into my own bike fleet, I enjoy keeping up with the new products and trends in the industry. Some of the stuff seems like real progress. Some of it seems like marketing hype. I like the trend in recent years toward more practical and comfortable bikes while at the same time, there has been much advancement in racing bikes, both road and offroad.

We don't get a lot of bike shows in this part of the country. I would love to be at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond this weekend. I plan to spend a day or two in Augusta when the IMBA World Summit is held there in May.