Last month I had wheel problems, this month it looks like frame problems are on the agenda.

I broke my Crosscheck frame again in pretty much the exact same location (on my way home from work). I didn't have time to finish putting my sunny day bike together from pieces, so I dragged my fixed gear out of the shed to ride to work this morning ( Read more... )

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Being someone who lives in a large (but not huge) city, I've become interested in urban planning in a small way. Especially as I cycle most places, it affects me more intimately than the average person stuck in a car. One thing that has struck me is how much hassle it is to park a car when you're going anywhere in the city, and how easy it all is ( Read more... )

Well, I'm about 94.44% recovered from my recent injuries. A scar on ny chin is the only visible reminder of the accident currently. Although I do still have some swelling, but it's only really noticeable to me or if you see my profile right.

I've resolved to pay better fucking attention to what I'm doing in the future. Especially on poorly lit ( Read more... )

I went out on a bike ride with some friends to Issaquah Thursday. We went to a restaurant and had some food and what-not. Afterwards about half of us went to a park and the other half split off to ride directly back to Seattle. We hung about for a little bit and chit-chatted on the beach and admired the moonlight over the lake on the shortest ( Read more... )

I ducked out of work early, pulling on my rubber overboots before I jumped on my bicycle. I needed to get over to Unreal Cycles by six. Unfortunately, it's all the way in Ballard across town from my work in Bellevue. It was cold and dark and it felt like I was being urinated on by some Nordic Ice Giant.
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My bike odometer ticked over 25000 miles sometime before the new year. It's kind of amusing thinking that I've cycled the equivalent of once about the earth. Granted not anything like to the moon and back. But not bad for someone who has been very very overweight for most of their life ( Read more... )

Something grinds, bad sound
Chill winter night, homeward bound
Broken seattube found

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This is just not my week for cycling.

Last Wednesday I broke my handlebarsFriday, Saturday and Monday I rode my Crosscheck like normal. As I was coming up the last little hill home Tuesday, I stood up to climb it and something was wrong with my bike. I stopped immediately, thinking at first I'd popped multiple spokes, or broken my axle. If ( Read more... )

brisk summer days pass
hurtling along Burke Gilleman
a handlebar breaks

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