The strange — and getting stranger every day — case of the missing mountain biker.

For once, a photo of a hill that isn’t steeper than it looks. 33 percent is a nasty grade. One foot up for every three feet forward. Think of the steepest hill you’ve ever ridden. Go look up its grade. It’s probably in the high teens, maybe low 20s. Typically you only find 33 percent on short bits, like a steep switchback or brief riser.

The bicycle man in Afghanistan: “I started fixing bicycles to feed my family.”

The marvelous Alan Durning has started a series on e-bikes called “Juice Hawgs.” It’s running on Sightline’s Web site.

Praise for Portland’s mountain-biking Sandy Ridge.

Seattle’s budget woes may put the knife to much-needed bicycle and pedestrian improvements.