While preparing for this issue, I read Shane at Farnam Street's Tiny Thoughts and it reminded me of how I was described a recent Twotone pitch to a friend at Velofollies over the weekend: "We just make sure it gets done. That's the secret sauce." Our meticulous RFI response almost coulda been summarized with that sentiment.
Shane's quips:
💡 Being brilliant won't save you if no one can count on you.
☺️ It can be hard to appreciate just how much reliability impacts opportunity. It's fun to outperform people who are way smarter than you by being more reliable than they are.
📈 Reliability isn't just a virtue - it's a competitive advantage that compounds over time.
If that's not some solid Monday motivation, I dunno what is! :D
Thank you for reading,
Jon
January
February
- 🇳🇱 9&10 Nieuwsfiets' B2B Festival
- 🇳🇱 13 International Bike & Hike Conference
- 🇳🇱 14-16 20th Fiets & Wandelbeurs & E-bike Challenge
- 🇳🇱 15 Werewolf and Run Wild
March
- 🇩🇪 15 Rad Race
- 🇩🇪 28-30 Cyclingworld Europe
Bikes
Les expéditions solidaires is heading to the Andes

Bikepacking Gear: What to Take & How to Pack It

Lots of wisdom in this one! Read here. And don't forget maintenance! In other bikepacking news, Old Man Mountain's Experimental Bikepacking team was announced last week!
How the Micromobility Revolution Is Reshaping the Netherlands
This video of the panel I moderated with Marco Knitel, Founder & Managing Director, CheckJosette Vallentgoed-Udo, Teamlead Zero-Emission Mobility, City of AmsterdamTom Parr, Co-organizer, International Cargo Bike Festival just went live.
Ideas
Stop speedrunning to a dystopia

Freshly Brewed Thoughts on Softness and Screwed

"What would it mean to focus in on anything, literally anything, that isn’t driven by ego, power, control and individualism?" Kudos to Laura for candor. What a dismal state of affairs.
Looking Sideways Interviews Yvon Chouinard | Part 1: Decision

Friends
SKLOSS | The Pattern Speaks Release & Imagine 100 Dads Video

Happy Quitter's Week

Nothing like a Quitter's Week post to inspire you to keep going! Read Jenny's take on New Year's Resolutions + her plans here.
Borre Akkersdijk and BYBORRE: Redefining Textiles For A Sustainable Future

Radness
Wes Eishold on The First Ever Podcast

Thank you very much for reading!
Here's to beating brilliance with reliability this week!