Archive for August, 2008

Cracked Cannondale Track Frame

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

My bike frame cracked a few months ago and I've been unable to ride because of it.  Cannondale has - as they are required to do - agreed to replace my bike frame since it is under a lifetime warranty.  Considering I live in Israel, it's quite nice of them ...

At Least It’s Not the Cannondale Kapo

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

As I wait with anticipation to see if my new Cannondale Track frame is the same model that I've been riding for years, I'm left wondering which bike frame it will be.  Cannondale hasn't made many track bikes over the years.  In fact, they've only made essentially the same frame ...

Throwing Rocks at Bikes

Monday, August 25th, 2008

I really enjoy riding in Israel.  The center of the country is mostly flat and aside from the aggressive drivers and sometimes shoddy roads, it's a generally peaceful ride. So, I'm riding to work this morning and passing through Yafo down the main street that that leads to Tel Aviv.  I'm ...

El Al Offers Bike Rental Discount

Monday, August 18th, 2008

El-Al now offers a 10% discount for bike rental from O-Fun. According to El Al's website, you get a 10% discount with valid El Al ticket. I'm not really sure what "valid" ticket means but it's a cheaper way to see Tel Aviv by bike. You can check ...

Bike Tel Aviv Update

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Slight upgrade of the site.  I added some of the popular bike stores in Tel Aviv on the store page.  I'm still in the process of trying to add the maps page; since google maps doesn't work in israel yet and there's no API to use with ymap I'm not ...