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Cell Cycling
8 April 2007 | random bike stuff | No Comments |
This is totally irresponsible, but I used to bike to work while smoking and talking on the phone. I promise you I don’t do this anymore, but I had fun doing for the sheer frustration factor. In fact, I think this used to bring disparate groups together in their sheer hatred of me. On the […]
Obtaining Driver Information
8 April 2007 | how-to, random bike stuff | 1 Comment |
I got this email tonight:
“Last time we spoke you were telling me that you knew how to track people’s address and name with their license plate. My friend’s bike got totaled by a car that was trying to park. Luckily the people from the store it was parked in front of got the driver’s license […]
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Writing: The Missing Hill
8 April 2007 | random bike stuff | No Comments |
The Missing Hill
I’ve been riding my bicycle past a little restaurant on the corner of Mission and Division Streets for the past seven years. The place is a tiny sixteen-seater right on the corner with a strikingly good menu considering the location. You see, it’s under this whale of a freeway overpass that drops people […]
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A Few Good Bike Links
8 April 2007 | how-to, random bike stuff | No Comments |
Sheldon Brown
If you need to know ANYTHING about your bike, then this is the place to go. Go to his "Fix It" Link to find several articles on bicycle repair. If you want to know about arcane topics such as gear ratios, it’s here. If you want to know about comparative cantilever brake geometry, it’s […]
Cycling in the Rain
8 April 2007 | touring, random bike stuff | No Comments |
I have a natural aversion to rain. Rain makes me more bitter than usual. But as an avid cyclist, I have to trudge on right? I guess… but I’m not going to like it. I think this hatred of the wet stuff started about 8 years ago when I participated in my first and only […]