“I need a car,” a friend of mine declared a few days ago. I hate hearing this shit. If you live in New York City, you don’t “need” a car. I’m not a live-off-the-land kind of guy. I like living in urban civilization and paying taxes to support quality of life. I think we need…
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The Triborough bridge just got better! Much better. Like so many blog writers, I bitch a lot. But then there’s a lot about which to bitch when biking in NYC. So it’s great to see something better (especially just days after I complained that nothing was better). I was riding to West End Ave and…
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My plan is unfix my fixed gear, put on slightly smaller (650B) wheels, and coast with joy down the Queensboro bridge. I’ve got nothing against fixed gears. I’ve had this bike for almost 10 years. A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. Today on ebay I purchased a Bendix coaster brake 2-speed kickback…
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There’s a competition to design a better bike rack. I’m going to win. Here’s my submission: a parking meter. The resemblance to my middle finger is not an accident. The fact that it can be used for other fun non-bike related activities in only a plus. We don’t need a new bike rack. There are…
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Is there such a thing as a top-of-the-line one-speed coaster brake hub? I’m thinking of (gasp) turning my fixed-gear into a free-wheel one-speed. I want a light and fast one-speed for commuting. Ideally I’d get another bike, but I think maybe I have enough. And though I have loved my fixed-gear, the Screamin’ Salmon, since…
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The New York Times is known for many good things, its fine bicycle coverage is not normally one of them. But this article by Colin Moyniham is great. A Blue Ross 10-Speed Isn’t Hard to Find; A Bomber Who Rode It IsNew York TimesMarch 15, 2008By COLIN MOYNIHAN The Ross bicycle arrived just after World…
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…Or was it today. I discovered a crack in the frame of my most beloved bike. My Bianchi Alphana. A real crack. On the lug near the bottom bracket of the downtube. It goes all the way around. It’s very sad. More later.
What the hell is a suspicious-looking biyclist? Like we need to give the city any other reason to harrass us. Explosive device damages Times Square armed forces recruiting police investigatingMarch 6, 2008BY ASSOCIATED PRESS A suspicious-looking bicyclist was spotted just before an explosion rocked the Times Square military recruitment center – the same scenario as…
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I won’t be there (I’m in Astoria, New York), but maybe some of you near Boston can turn out. From http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/memorialride.html Hello All, As many already know, there will be a Memorial Service for Sheldon this coming Sunday, March 2 at 1:30pm. It will be at the First Unitarian Society of Newton, across the street…
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