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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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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It’s easy to commute by bike. Step one: Get a bike. Step two: Ride your bike to work. But just in case you can’t follow those steps, people actually offer classes on such things. I guess it’s a good thing, if it gets more people biking. Even though I can’t help but think it’s for…
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Cause I feel like shit. I love New York; I can take the subway. Even if it is slower than biking. Along with being able to read and see many more cute girls on the subway, I was wondering what to eat and thinking about the lack of food at home. Coming down the steps…
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