Posts are getting kind of slow in the humidity of summer. Pictures still not uploaded. But the bikes were great. A necissity at Burning Man. It takes place on a large dried white power mudflat. Think dried cracked drought-looking mud. There is a big gypsum plant nearby. The damn dust is everywhere when the wind…
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We’re going to pick up these bikes for Burning Man!
I’ve always wanted to make a coffee table book about great bike carries (mostly things carried on bikes, but bikes being carried would be good as well). I figure most of the shots would come from the 3rd world, China, and Amsterdam. It’s amazing what you can get on two wheels. Here are some great…
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Don’t check back soon. I’ll be gone till September.
I put a new rear half-fender on my Bianchi. I thought it was pretty clever as there’s no clearence at the breaks to put on a proper fender. I have a half-assed fender there before, one of those that covers the top of the wheel. That is much better than nothing, as it stops water…
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Most of these pictures (and comments) are Jim’s. Peter on the celeste Bianchi. Despite taking pictures while riding, I didn’t bust my ass all day. It was perfect biking weather, low 70s and breezy. This was horrific. The guy on the ground has a bee in his ear. He was in agony. About 8 different…
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In other news, I just got three Kryptonite locks keyed alike in the mail today. Kryptonite has been having tough times since it was discovered that all their locks could be jimmied open with a round plastic Bic pen. Oops. Since then they’ve been busy replacing ALL their locks ever sold with round keys. Free…
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On September 20th, 2004, I was biking back from a Yankee game and wiped out on the Triborough Bridge I was pretty messed up. I haven’t been over the bridge since then. It’s not that I was avoiding it. I just don’t often need to go to Harlem or the South Bronx from Queens. Last…
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This is from a thread I started on Bike Forums. The end result is that my new shoes are much more comfortable for non-biking than my old bike shoes. When I first bought bike shoes and went with peddles you clip into, counterintuitive called “clipless peddles” (but it’s because they don’t use toe clips), I…
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