Cyclist Tramp Stamp

I was doing a lot of trail biking before sciatica hit (a little over two months ago). Sciatica is a general term for lower back pain caused by the sciatic nerve being pinched. It’s pretty darn painful and has kept me off my feet for several weeks. Well, it still hurts but I’m sick of…

Parkour and Women

Have you heard of parkour? It’s essentially free style running/jumping/gymnastic craziness all over an urban environment. It’s pretty intense to watch. Here’s a vid: I’ve watched some of the training videos; I can run, jump, but this back flip stuff? Hell no. I’m one of the least flexible humans ever; another reason why cycling is…

Dear Abby Quandry

I read Dear Abby almost every day. Went to the page to catch up and saw the below new articles: My first thought was ‘OH! Bike related article! Cool!’ and RIGHT before I clicked it I saw the next headline. Woman Refuses To Give Lover The Kind Of Pleasure He Wants How do you NOT…

Cat Attack!

I’ve caught kitties eating my cycling food before. I got a random flat tire the other day and couldn’t figure it out; just caught my cat CHEWING ON MY BIKE TIRES!! DAMN RAT! So I quickly put the bike on the bike rack, knocking some cycling clothes onto the floor in the process. What does…

Wherefore art thou, puncture in tube?

Yes yes, I know ‘wherefore’ means ‘why’, but I’m going to use it BOTH WAYS. Or as they say on the cooking shows, “wherefore, two ways’. I went to go ride today and I had a flat tire. I’ve been having some fails in the bike maintenance department, so this just caused me to get…

Cows, Coffee and Bikes

I am currently back in Massachusetts in the north shore, staying in Hamilton (est. 1638). It’s fairly rural up here, much more rural than where I grew up in Andover, Mass (est. 1646). Talk about prime biking!! The weather has been spectacular, there is almost no traffic, and I bike through forests and swamps and…

Dirty Dirty Dirty

I’ve posted before about my trail biking experience and how tough it was for me. Well, this morning I got out of the house by 7 AM to hit the trails!! I apologized to my road bike and road off into the canyon. Now, I have a dilemma. Long time readers may recall that I…