I biked to Cobble Hill the other day. Has it been that long since I’ve been that way? There are minor but significant changes everywhere. New buildings. New pavement. New painted bikes on streets. Maybe I should leave my borough more. Coming from Astoria, it seemed like whole new city, and a more bike friendly…
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All right it’s not about bikes. But it is about Astoria and books. I wish I loved Seaburn Books, our neighborhood book store. And I’m not the only one who’s got an issue… or two. Here a petition to get them to alphabetize their books. I recommend you sign it. Astoria Bike strongly advises against…
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I’ve been fine tuning my Egyptian spoke bell for a while. The positioning is kind of finicky. It’s got to be just the right distance from the spokes. And the pull’s got to be right so you don’t have don’t worry about doing it wrong. And truth be told, I don’t really need a bell…
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My kickass Bendix kickback hub finally arrived today. My God it’s heavy. Almost 4 lbs. This was build back when A-myrrh-ica still build steel. It’s so heavy, I’m having second thoughts about using it for a bike I want to be fast and nible. But I am going to use it and convert my fixed…
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The Times reports: congestion pricing is dead. I hate Sheldon Silver even more than Peter Vallone Jr.
The other day I was bitching about biking and NYC and a trusted person said, no, the DOT had gotten much better. Like in the past year. He mentioned Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan as the reason and gave two examples: 1) they’re starting the judge traffic flow by people moved rather than cars moved. That…
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He voted against Congestion Pricing! He’s Astoria’s Representative in City Council. In other words, he’s my Alderman (I know we don’t call them that here, but that’s the Chicago in me. “Council member” has no Clout). Astoria Bike officially supports whoever runs against him. [Note: due to term limits, he won’t be running again… but…
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“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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