Today marks the very first time I nearly hit another cyclist! And I don't mean "Oops, got a little close on the trail there, sorry" hit (that happens a lot). I mean "That would've been a spectacular and deadly crash!" hit. This fantastic buttmunch ran a red light while I was leaving from a green light (because I stop at lights when they're red) ( Read more... )

I took the Stig in to the shop today. I'd been worried since the car door incident, and he'd been scraping and wobbling a bit. They took a look at him, at me, noted that they were impressed that I wasn't in worse shape ("hey man take a look at this--she got doored" "whoa"). They had him in the back for maybe ten minutes before the official ( Read more... )

You know what I hate more than anything? What, if I had a true nemesis, that nemesis would be ( Read more... )

On a completely different note from the usual ranting... I've had two flat tires in the last week. Which would really suck, except... The first time I was already on my way to the bike shop, so it wasn't a big deal. Yesterday, however, I was on the trail in the giant exitless zone between Roosevelt and 31st. Apparently there was a small bit of ( Read more... )

Normally I don't go pedalling podcasts, but the first half of this week's This American Life is amazing. Not particularly because of how it occasionally pretends to be impartial but clearly doesn't mean it, but because the story is like a terrible science fiction plot. I mean, the evil corporation? It's named after a freaking black hole. And, ( Read more... )

Today it was 70 out and beautiful. If I'm not mistaken, it snowed a Saturday or two ago... but as far as manic spring weather goes, I much prefer things in this direction. I rode my bike to work for the second time, which was lovely. I'm wondering if I'll ever get tired of the lakeside commute if I keep it up all summer (I'm already tired of the ( Read more... )

Today's interesting way of measuring time: My commute home by bike is exactly the length of Jose Gonzalez's Veneer. ... Technically, though, just the bit from Monroe and Lake Shore down to my apartment, so that cuts out all the terrifying street biking. The weather down was amazing, though. It went from about 60 degrees when I started to what ( Read more... )

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