Bicycling.com article that is reposted below I really liked this article so I wanted to re-post. Think they missed anything?? Here are seven parts of your bike that should never be out of sight or out of mind. 1) Smooth Brake Pads What You See: It’s what you don’t see–the small grooves in your pads…
Normally when you hear miles and miles of street being closed to cars in Los Angeles, you would think that hell froze over. And that there are a lot of angry motorists in that part of town. Well, both are pretty much true. It snowed recently in L.A. (!!! – and sadly, on the day…
I grew up in a pretty much all white town in Northern Massachusetts. So I never thought much about racism. I understood the concept, but never actually had to apply it in real life. Boston is pretty much all white, too (or was back when I lived there and the parts of Boston I went…
While riding to work, I like to look around and take in the strange sights that the city has to offer. You know, instead of maybe looking ahead of me and being alert to serious dangers in the road. Well, I AM doing that as well. It’s nice having a Type 2 Bike Pathway (bike…
I have started to bike to work again. I pulled up to the bike rack today and noticed that pretty much no one else locked up their bikes. I stood, stared and pondered. Should I lock my bike? Will that make it seem like I don’t trust the security staff? If others don’t lock their…
Oh wait, no. I’ll never love traffic, and yes, I did just equate traffic to an atomic bomb (Dr. Strangelove, anyone?) -This is why commuting via bike is far superior. If your bike breaks, it doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars to fix it. -You don’t end up sitting in your car, stop and go, for…
I ventured to Riverside*, California yesterday to peruse the Star Trek exhibit at the Metropolitan Showcase. Prior to even writing this blog, I posted a bitchy review on Yelp** about how poorly the show was curated, but that is a different story. While peering through windows of the abandoned gallery spaces, we saw some really…
So first off, Happy New Year! I am glad the holidays are finally over!! YAY! Anyone have any riding-related (or just wacky) New Years resolutions? Reply and tell me! So while sitting in a friend’s car for 2 PM “brunch” on New Year’s day, I noticed something fairly strange. In the middle of the intersection…
For any long time follower of this blog, you know how much I hate bike thieves, although it’s possible I assisted one, once, unknowingly, at my own peril. Also, being a fan of cycling, I often keep an eye out for bikes in movies and other popular culture (we need more cycling references in gangsta…
While walking back from the market, I watched a group of four people bike down the hill towards me. Two men, two children. They were on regular bikes, not crappy beach cruisers. The boys were wearing helmets, the men were not. One of the men noticed me watching, and called out to me. Not sure…