Pedal Strike

TweetI’ve been taking the long way home these days. From Newton up through Watertown, through Cambridge, Allston, then back to Brighton. The route manages to pass by all my favorite bike shops too. When I dropped by Cambridge Bikes the other day – my future riding/training partner had promised to be there but had called […]

TweetI once had the worst crush on a boy who was into ska. We’re talking one of those I-can’t-even-look-him-in-the-eye crushes. He never knew my name. Probably for the best, as my creepy was definitely reaching “old pedophile” levels. My best friend tolerated my drooling, and when the crush finally disappeared one day, she proceeded to […]

TweetLast night, I went home with a guy I had just met. Actually we parted ways about 200ft after getting on our respective bikes, but I’d been eyeing his bike for a while. A red ‘cross Alan; it used to be locked up at the bike rack near the parking lot. I recently switched to […]

TweetBelieve it or not, I’ve sort of been trying to avoid cookies. Or, eating cookies, rather. I haven’t gone so far as to give them up for Lent, but a desire to lose the winter weight has me sort of watching what I eat. Sort of. Because after my first hour-long ride [perhaps ever, because […]

TweetNot the NCAA one, although I’ve technically filled out a bracket for that. I had no idea what I was doing, even if a friend informed me that he had his money on my being the dark horse NCAA bracket champion. Needless to say, I’m currently ranked DFL. March has been hectic though. While I […]