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
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.
Aug
12
Bike vs. car: a really good article
August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For anyone who didn’t see the excellent New York Times article about escalating tempers in the ongoing struggle for turf between cyclists and automobiles, DO read it. It addresses many of the issues about which I have been quietly fuming all summer.
Some interesting words:
“The bottom line, say driving behavior experts, is that the learning curve [...]
