Mar
11
Gah! 1 through 3
March 11, 2010 | 2 Comments
1) Brits and their dental problems: “[Mark Cavendish] has recently had a full dental brace fitted and will wear it for a year to avoid any more problems and possible consequential muscle problems. It seems the pain and problems of the pre-season are in the past and he is confident his form is rapidly improving.” [...]
Nov
16
Supporting my belief that all Merlin riders are assholes
November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment
… today a guy on a Merlin passed me, didn’t say hello, and then turned around and spat. On me. I shouted at him, “Did you MEAN to spit on me?” and he didn’t say anything, so I caught him at a subsequent intersection and spilled my venom. We definitely were not smoking any peace [...]
Nov
12
The freaks are out
November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Today on my ride I spotted three recumbents, and a woman on an adult trike coming dangerously close to running over her own leashed dog. Also, one idiot with time trial bars who buzzed me. Warning: if you ride a Lemond bike with TT bars, you are in my black books. I just my stick [...]
Oct
27
Bye bye Bikram – biking’s better
October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I quit my 30-day challenge after 10 days. It was basically sucking. For reasons I don’t want to begin to speculate about, going to an hour and a half of yoga in a hot room every day started to make me feel very stressed, and I manifested every symptom of major depression! And unfortunately, I [...]
Oct
8
“I’m in the lane like a car, what are you?”
October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
That, shouted at a cyclist who befuddled me today. I feel bad about shouting at cyclists. But here’s the scenario:
I was at a large four-way intersection. Each set of lights has two forward lanes, one right turn lane, and one left turn lane. And a major bikeway is located on opposite sides of the straightaway. [...]
Aug
14
Cyclists are the last group it’s still okay to discriminate against
August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
You can’t tell a cyclist just by looking (well, sometimes you can). When we’re off the bike, we’re not marked by color, height, shape, outfit, or any of the other usual markers of a subgroup of humanity. And yet, it’s still okay to hate cyclists. Publically. Openly.
The Boston Globe printed an editorial this week [...]
Aug
7
Other cyclists: Things that will make me not respect you
August 7, 2009 | 8 Comments
I was thinking today (while riding my bike of course, a wonderful time to think) about all the things that people do on the bike which I am able to recognize from afar that make me have no respect whatsoever for their skills on the bike. I might like some help with this from readers [...]
May
20
Thanks, Pan Mass Challenge guy, for spitting on me
May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
I guess the fact that he couldn’t drop a tiny little girl while riding his custom titanium Merlin (while wearing running shorts) must have been frustrating.
Apr
24
Short Takes April 24
April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I went on a “longer” ride today. The quotes come because I inexplicably rode my bike very little this winter, so what was once my regular, medium length ride has become a bit longer and rarer than usual. It’s unforgivable, being this slow and out of shape in glorious April, when the trees are budding [...]
Mar
25
Singlespeeds and helmets
March 25, 2009 | 3 Comments
On my way across the river to Brookline today, I took a very unofficial survey of the bikes zipping down Comm Ave, and I was surprised – though I shouldn’t be – to note that a majority were singlespeeds. I can’t say if they were fixed or not, but many had two sets of brakes. [...]
