Laterally stiff yet vertically compliant

I think I've written this before, but I'll write it again: "Bike Snob NYC has outdone himself." Go read his BSNYC 2008 Dream Bike Shootout. Here's a sample of comments that Bike Snob received in response to his article:

• "Tea out of my nose in the office."
  
• "i just threw up in my handlebar bag."
  
• "You're killin' me!"
  
• "Diet Coke and Sun Chips, back wall of the office."
  
• And even: "You have it all, all, all horribly wrong: It's we Bicycling editors who pine for the chance to be published in BikeSnob. --Bill Strickland"

Elsewhere...

• CycleDog has a semi-serious idea: long term testing for bikes?
  
• Lost in the details of us mocking Rep McHenry: The U.S. House (finally) passed the Bike Commuter Benefit Bill!
  
• Increased support for congestion pricing in NYC.
  
• Bicycling in India: 40 benefits of bike commuting.
  
• Free parking eliminated in Seattle. The solution? Biking to work.
  
• Bike Commute Tips: Sting proof your cycling attire.
  
• Astana banned from Veulta a Espana.
  
• Carey has posted Raleigh 2008 Catalog photo shoot at the Raleigh Commutes blog. Lots of nice bike porn from Raleigh's 2008 collection.
  
• More cyclist street fashion photos at Sartorialist.
  
• Floyd Landis: 2nd place at Leadville 100. Fat Cyclist placed approximately not second and has a hypoxic conversation with Chris Carmichael.
  
• Giz: Bicycle vending machine.
  
• Sidewalk cycling in Japan.

There's more, but I figure that's enough for now.