I was on my out the door this afternoon when I remembered that I hadn’t oiled Bike’s chain after hosing it down last night after the TNUA. As I was turning the cranks and dripping Pedro’s Syn Lube on the pins, I saw something that didn’t look right. Initially I thought the master link had […]
Note to self: Either put down a drop cloth to catch the overspray, or don’t polish the bikes with Pedro’s Bike Lust indoors on the hardwood floors. Yikes! I want studded socks for walking through the living room. Although I thought I was careful and I sprayed the cloth instead of the bikes, but I […]
Updated: Sunday February 25 Short version: Yow! Longer version: DiNotte’s high-performance LED lights have become all the rage on the Commuting board at BikeForums.net. The big selling points have been: Light output: The 5W model puts out 120 lumens, equivalent to a 12–15W halogenSize: It’s tiny. About the size of a C-size battery.Weight: 210 grams […]
While I was at work on Friday, UPS dropped off the entrance hall pieces I bought from Ikea and my Delta Vincent Dual-Bike Storage Rack. I put them together on Friday night and put them up today. The bikes look like they’re racing up the wall. The rack needs to be screwed into the studs, […]
It’s a little early in the season for big nor’easters. Typically, we get them in March. I’m wondering if this is a gift from the groundhog, who, not seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day, predicted an early spring. The city is shut down for what, 15 or 20 years ago, would have been considered just […]
A couple of weeks ago when I first ordered parts for Yellow Bike, Nashbar included an extra chain in the order at no charge. Since they were on sale ($6.45, half-off their regular price, and about a third of local prices), I’d ordered two—one for each bike—and here was a third one, clearly indicated on […]
While the lake effect snows—particularly in Oswego County to the east of us (See (Daily Fishwrapper 2/11 article with two photo galleries and a video and BBC News Online 2/13 article and videos)—have gotten all the headlines, here in R-Town, it’s mostly been just plain cold and windy. Yesterday was the first day in over […]
This week at the library, we got our first paychecks under the new contract rate. I was the only one, at either branch where I work, who calculated what their new rate would be. I was right too. My increase amounted to 70¢ per hour. What surprised me though, were two things I hadn’t taken […]
Winter is officially upon us. There and no temps above freezing in the forecast for at least two weeks, and snow is expected most days. Today was clear and sunny, albeit cold and windy. Still, quite a nice day. I felt like Rip VanWinkle after my after-work nap though. It was dark, windy and snowing […]
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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