We had another lamb roast. The butcher, an older man whose parents are also from Northern Epirus, assured me that though he has sold many lambs, he has never had one carried away on a bike. A 70-pound lamb seems like a lot when you’re buying a lamb. But in truth, it’s not hard to…
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I was Toronto over the weekend. Kind of underwhelmed by the city, but it’s a bike friendly town. A lot of bikes. It’s pretty far North. But to be honest, not really much further North than Boston or Chicago. There are a fair number of bike paths. And bike racks everywhere! The same kind they…
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I was biking my slow bike under the tracks on 31st Street last Saturday night. I was rather enjoying the weekend congestion, life, and hustle-bustle of our dear neighborhood, Astoria. A car pulled up on my left and from the rear passenger-side seat, a woman, relatively attractive, started yelling at me. “Uh oh,” I’m thinking.…
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The only thing weird is that it’s sponsored by Puma. Fixed-gear 101 makes great bathroom reading. Download the pdf version.
The normal problem with New York City roads is all the minor bumps and divots. But there are the occasional killer potholes. The kind that must be avoided because it will simply will eat up your bike. I was biking back home tonight just after midnight, cruising on 56th Street on a mild downhill at…
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P. Lynn Miller writes: The “croissant” is a work bike, I just added a picture to the web-page showing a picture of my work rig. As a work bike it does not get the care and attention it deserves, so little things like over-long cables do not get attended to. But I do love my…
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Wow! She’s beauty. The critic in me says (constructively, of course): 1) the cables housing need an inch or so trimmed–both front and rear for the rear brake, and the rear shifter too; 2) I personally don’t like front racks–I feel it affects the handling negatively; and 3) too bad there’s not a chain guard.…
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[What’s a 650 tire? Much less a 650A and a 650B? Well, don’t forget, as you may have, that this blog was started because of 650 wheels. For a refresher course, see Sheldon Brown’s discussion.] Peter, Good day from Down Under. Just thought I would drop you a line and let you know that I…
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I was up in Boston this past weekend to watch the Red Sox games in good company. I wouldn’t want to move back there, but that city was very very good to me. And though few people will admit it, Boston is a great biking city. First the downside: There’s always the risk of getting…
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You meet the nicest people if keep a bike blog. This is from a man in Sydney, Australia who sells great bike trailers. Buy one if you can. You can get them in the U.S. as well. See his web site for details (just don’t expect to find any els on his CTA). I don’t…
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