Things should pick up after Labor Day. In the meantime, some holiday season links:

One of our favorite bike writers, Zap, hearkens back to the day when.

Another favorite bike writer, Jacquie Phelan, blogs the here and now with the back-then-ers.

Fellow blogger BikingBis reiterates, there’s always hope for the future too!

As part of Issaquah’s push to become a cycling hotbed, there’s a new club forming.

BikeRadar with a great interview of Mark Weir.

Help the city count Seattle’s burgeoning bike commuter population.

You read something like this and have to wonder: What kind of bike was it?

It’s turning out to be a hard year for the Tour Divide race.

More on-street bike racks, my favorite kind, are on the way for Seattle.

Wheelsmith founder and Wheel Fanatyk blogger Ric Hjertberg eulogizes his friend Phil Role.

Vancouver debuts a two-way bike lane.

The worst JRA … ever!

Can Issaquah become a mini-Whistler?

Police chief recovers stolen bike in record time. Are we surprised?

When it comes to riding a mountain bike in Forest Park, Portlanders can’t get no satisfaction.

Have a great week!