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Bikes and college. Perfect together. Here’s the story in the Times.

Sometimes I just reprint NYC Bike Snob: Some people are actually so stupid that they think horns make things happen. They actually believe their car comes with a magic button in the middle of the steering wheel that can change reality. Suddenly, I became aware of the constant chorus of beeping all around me–the kind…
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It’s not my wording. It’s theirs.

Astoria Bike will not be posting until June 16, give or take a few days. See you then.

Give me a second of your time. Help out my good friend and vote for him in the Boston Phoenix poll for best bartender in Boston. Just click here and then vote for John Gertsen at No. 9 park (which John did you think I was talking about?). It only takes three quick clicks and…
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Astoria Bike doesn’t pay the rent (or anything else, for that matter). But you buying my book does. Now you can read the first chapter for free. It’s just a ploy to get you to buy the damn thing. But in the meantime you are getting something for nothing. Here’s my plan: you read chapter…
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It’s kind of raining and nasty out and ringing my new bell for no particular reason as I ride home from voting and the hardware store and a lunch of Mexican hangover-helping deep-fried flautas. I love you, Hidalgo (though checking the spelling on google, I discover that you’re no longer called Hidalgo. But I still…
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He says he’s cranky, but I’d bet he’s a pretty good guy to drink a beer with. Here’s his handy template for writing the next story breaking the news of these strange things, called fixed gears. http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/12/genuine-article-reporting-on-fixed-gear.html

Expect no updates till mid-July. Happy biking.

Obviously, being Mr. Astoria Bike went straight to my head. But then since www.astoriabike.com was available… well, why not? It’s a better name. It’s a shorter name. And better me than some city-phobe I’m-so-smug I-live-in-Pacific-Northwest where we-respect-nature and have-bike-paths bastard in Astoria, Oregon. Always messing up my google searches, they are. Changes should take in…
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