Aug
30
Ain’t got nothin’ on Zabriskie
August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Look at this thin little mustache.
Filippo Pozzato, current leader of the Vuelta a Espana.
Aug
30
Boston bike coordinator is doored
August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
I know she’ll be quiet about this, so I thought I’d shoot my big, anonymous mouth about a situation that I heard about from my good friend, who also happens to be our fair city’s bicycle coordinator.
Apparently she was traveling alongside a row of parked cars, as is normal for a bicycle, when a passenger […]
Aug
27
Reviews: Fenders and tires
August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
I bought some fancy German fenders - or “mudguards”, as they call them - for my commuter bike during the recent tax-free holiday, and finally got around to installing them last night. Aren’t we led to believe that German engineering is superior? Hence my selection.
Let me assure you, I am not particularly mechanically astute - […]
Aug
25
This freaky guy
August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
He was a customer at my bike shop. Did he buy anything? I don’t know. I know he was known to be difficult.
Read all about him in this fascinating New York Times article.
Aug
23
Picking a fight
August 23, 2008 | 2 Comments
Picture this: I’m five foot two, and I wear glasses. The “Archie” comics teach that no one should ever hit a girl who wears glasses, let alone a petite one.
I was on my way home from a few too many drinks at Redbones, the oasis of beers and cycling sponsorship in Davis Square, when my […]
Aug
18
S-class: I have been negligent
August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment
I love artisanal bicycle caps. They don’t always suit me, but I always give them a try. Imagine my delight when my own hosting site gave birth to an interesting hat-making project in the hands of s-class, who has been making caps and giving them away anonymously around Boston.
Thinking that I would never, ever stumble […]
Aug
17
No sales-tax weekend
August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments
It nearly killed me.
The shop was flooded with people who wanted to save $15 on a bike. Though I guess the woman who bought the $2399 Colnago (plus the $1600 Ultegra build kit) probably got a little better deal. On the pleasanter side, I did get to help two couples that I know, and […]
Aug
15
This is Chris Hoy of Great Britain, co-winner of the men’s team sprint. He could lift my car.
Aug
14
The Swiss watchmaker
August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
You don’t usually see this kind of celebration in a time trial.
Aug
14
L’Incroyable Hulk?
August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
French swimmer Alain Bernard.
Don’t tease him about freedom fries.
