Perhaps it’s my previous life as an endurance athlete, or my love of bicycles, but I find this event (the Raid Calfornie-Oregon) to be incredibly interesting. It’s described (quite fittingly) by its creator as the crash between a traditional brevet and an alleycat. Basically, the event was a race from San Francisco to Portland, with […]

Posted on May 8th, 2004 by admin
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This article nicely sums up some of the reasons why I choose to ride my bike to work every day. This past year has marked a change in my dedication toward scorchin’ to work everyday, as I’ve ridden through some nasty bits of weather. About the only things that keeps me off my bike every […]

Posted on April 16th, 2004 by admin
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I took part in my first alleycat this weekend (the Iron Lung Alleycat). It was good fun, and not as intimidating as I thought it might be. Matt joined me, and turned out to be a fine day to cruise around the city. We also managed to hook up with a messenger from Columbus who […]

Posted on March 29th, 2004 by admin
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Just looking at this makes my knees hurt….

Posted on February 27th, 2004 by admin
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I discovered this morning it is actually possible to be overdressed for the ride to work when the windchill is below zero. Here’s the shortlist of what I was wearing: * Dufold longjohns * Tights over longjohns * Cotton pants over tights * Neoprene shoe covers * Expedition weight top * Second expedition weight top […]

Posted on February 16th, 2004 by admin
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I felt like a big tough guy for riding to work in the middle of that cold snap last week…until I read this post. Guess I’m not so tough after all. I would feel pretty tough riding this bubblegum pink CrossCheck. I think it’s awesome that Canada’s top cyclocrosser uses a CrossCheck. Most national level […]

Posted on February 2nd, 2004 by admin
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a brand new chain and a clean drivetrain on your fixie. After a bit of maintainence work on my bike this weekend, the only thing I heard on the ride to work this morning was the buzz of the tyres on tarmac.

Posted on December 22nd, 2003 by admin
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In the past couple of days, I’ve discovered that my personal standard for Weather Conditions I Won’t Ride My Bike In has been considered lowered over the past year. I rode home from work yesterday in pouring rain, and didn’t mind all that much. Sure, every bit of clothing I had on was soaked through […]

Posted on October 15th, 2003 by admin
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Meh. Somewhere on the hill on Stanton Avenue, there is something that causes flat bicycle tyres. At least once a month, I get to the bottom of the hill, cross over Negley Avenue and discover my rear tyre is losing air. At least this month, I got it out of the way early. So, I […]

Posted on October 2nd, 2003 by admin
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This morning was my first adventured with fixed gear bike riding (I got my new wheel last week, and my track cog yesterday. First, I didn’t die — I didn’t even crash. It was a big easier to get used than expected, though I couldn’t just trackstand on a dime like I could when I […]

Posted on September 26th, 2003 by admin
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