Category: weather and biking when it’s nasty out

Make snow tires with zip-ties? I haven’t tried this, but it’s not a bad idea, cheap and easy to remove.

I like biking in snow. Think of all the cool things you’ve done on a bike… lost to the wind. But in snow, there’s proof of your actions. I was biking home last night and went to turn off the road at my house. My front wheel skidded and I caught myself (I wasn’t going…
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I love it!

Somehow I lost one of my gloves on a ride home one night. Wasn’t I wearing them? How do you lose a glove on your hand? I don’t know… maybe I wasn’t wearing them. No matter, now I only have one. I’m not one for shopping. And I don’t really know where to buy a…
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Why weren’t you biking yesterday? I was biking to work and couldn’t help but notice that it was pretty much just me and the delivery men on two wheels (tip them big, please, so they can buy hats and scarves). I was looking at all the cars and pedestrians thinking, they probably think I’m a…
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I was leaving a bar the other night. I unlocked my bike and went back to the entrance to say bye to the owner, who was outside smoking. He looked at me as I started to bike away and said, “Man, it’s cold out. I’m glad I’m not you!” I didn’t know what to tell…
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