As it turns out, Yellow Bike is a 2000 model and originally sold for $630. I finally had success by Googling on the wheels of all things. The very first listing was for a review of the 2000 Trek 1000 Triple at Epinions. Not only did this match the description and the specs, but the […]
On Thursday I ordered everything I need for Yellow Bike, with the exception of the pedals, saddle and brifters. Today, the mailman brought everything that was shipping via US Mail. Still out there somewhere are the rear dérailleur and two rolls of bar tape. (I expect to mess it up the first time.) I also […]
Bikes Rule! Saturday on my ride to work, I was pedaling up a snowy side street. A guy was in his driveway, brushing snow off the family Taurus wagon. Seeing me, he turned and, pumping a fist in the air shouted, “Bikes rule!” At that particular moment I’s just hit a patch of brown sugar […]
See also: Meet Yellow Bike Updated Thursday morning. See underlined sections. Bike was still on its back on the coffee table this morning. Before I put its chain back on I brought Yellow Bike out in inverted it on the floor next to bike. On closer examination, Yellow Bike has probably not seen the inside […]
“So where is everybody?” asked one guy. “I think they all stayed home to watch the President,” replied another. “Don’t they know you can record that?” asked a third. “Or that CNN will have it on perpetual replay for three days?” I added. See? No mention was made of the weather. A smidge below freezing […]
I didn’t really stress over the decision. Even a complete POS is worth $100 if it’s ridable. The guy assured me it was. I priced-out replacement parts too—rear dérailleur, cassette, right brifter. Without a doubt it would need new cables and a chain, and probably brake pads and tires too. Even if I had to […]
Drat. I went over to the landlord’s office this afternoon to take the loft apartment. That was when I found out heat was not included. Apparently there’s a mistake on the web site. I learned the hard way to never, ever, ever take an apartment where I have to pay the heat. It always turns […]
It was a zoo at Winton Branch today—the kind of day I dreaded before, and the whole reason I avoided taking a clerk’s position in the first place. I was always afraid of bursting into flame or something from the chaotic nature of days such as today, when, managing three or four completely unrelated things […]
Drat! We had an ice storm yesterday, followed by snow overnight and more in the forecast. The bike has been wearing its studded tires since last week Monday. And I have a headcold. This, after a case of bronchitis last week. Bronchitis? I can’t remember having bronchitis when I was smoking. I quit, and I […]
Jeepers. Don’t I feel productive. Library I rode by Sully Branch yesterday to see what the place is like and to meet with the staff there. As it turns out, Sully Branch is even closer to my apartment than Winton Branch. It’s in a section of the city I haven’t visited since I got sober. […]
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Someday we’ll all look back on this, and plow right into a parked car.
Just as man evolved from four feet to two, some have evolved from four wheels to two.
Tourers and commuters are a lot alike. Both breeds usually choose a sturdy, yet no-nonsense bike, and both usually have to carry more than your usual OCP roadie. We take tips, tricks, and underground secret information from almost every other type of cyclist, chew it up, and spit out a form of cycling science that manifests itself as a fusion of both basic transportation and recreational riding all at once.—ax0n
You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that—JustBrowsing
Somewhere on gayforums.net there’s a thread that goes “I just shaved my legs and got some tight lycra shorts. Do you think it would make look like a cyclist or not?”—From yet another “Does wearing lycra make me look gay?” thread on bikeforums.net
I don’t hate cars per se, but the lifestyle they encourage is as lethal and self-destructive as any drug.—Cosmoline
I guess for me it boiled down to a realization that a bike was the right tool for the job. Using a 3,000 pound vehicle move me and my briefcase 2.5 miles to work everyday was like using a steamroller to press my shirts—they'd be wrinkle free, but an iron would be a better choice.—chocula
Starve a terrorist—ride a bike to work. It’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for civilization.—NotAsFat
When all the gasoline runs out, the Priuses are going to be dead on the side of the road right beside the Hummers.
Who is more patriotic, the person who commutes to work on a bike, or the guy who slaps a US flag decal on his SUV that gets 12 miles per gallon?—Jim Caple (ESPN)
I’m on the odd side of now but the right side of history.—Woodog
What’s the point of a bike if you can only ride it on weekends and you can’t even carry anything with you?—madfiNch
I don’t ride to save the environment, auto fuel, money or even to get exercise. I ride because I enjoy it and as a consequence, I get the benefit of the other things.—Charles Vail
What I need is a tandem, a squash racquet and a daring & ruthless accomplice. Is anyone in?—Chris L
My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.—Peter Golkin
If one is going to be hedonistic and NOT actually in Jamaica, well bicycles ain’t such a bad way to go.—PansyPalmetto
Skilled city cyclists move through traffic like gazelles through a field of fat cows.—JoeyBike
Biking isn’t a sport because anybody can do it. I can bike, you can bike. For goodness sakes, my mother can bike! You don’t see her on the cover of Sports Illustrated, do you?—jack002
Bicycles move with the flow of the Earth—Nikki Giovanni
Let’s have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle—US Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Putting slicks on a mountain bike is like putting a dress on your best friend Bob. He still won’t look like a woman, and he won’t ride like one either.—Platypius
They’re just bikes. Ride ’em in the rain, salt, snow and crap to fully appreciate them.—Mike Zanconato
One of the best things about bicycle commuting is that it can mitigate the displeasure of having to go to work.—BikeSnobNYC
When you approach an intersection think of the cars as affectionate cats that are going to try to rub themselves against you.—BikeSnobNYC
It’s like bikes. Give yourself a budget. Then double it.—grscha
Rule 9: If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.—The Rules
I ride to work just because I enjoy it, but I keep getting told it’s for other reasons.—ThermionicScott
If I only rode my bicycle on nice days I wouldn't be a cyclist. I'd be just another old fat man with a bicycle hanging in his garage.—Dave Cutter
I took Brucew's advice ... Perfect!— ScooterDobs