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Entries from June 2009

rainy optimism

June 22nd, 2009 4 Comments

TweetBlame the NYC Bicycle Film Festival and the weather for keeping me from blogging regularly lately. Ironic, I know. A busy weekend full of bicycles and hats can do that to you, though. Saturday morning started with brunch before heading to NYC Velo [yet again] in the increasingly persistent rain. We hurried to the shop […]

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reconning

June 20th, 2009 Comments Off on reconning

TweetThe last time I reconned a ride, it took me 4 hours and at least 5 miles out of my way. It was fun, in hindsight, but slightly mentally taxing. No ride buddy, no iphone, no extensive map, I was at the mercy of whoever happened to be passing by. But yesterday I did manage […]

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a fuzzy city

June 18th, 2009 1 Comment

TweetOn my way back down to NYC again today [for the Bicycle Film Festival Street Fair on Saturday – come say hello at the NYC Velo tent!], I’m simultaneously sort of glad I live in Boston. And not only because riding downtown with an overstuffed Baileyworks bag and another tote bag half hanging off my […]

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choo choo train

June 16th, 2009 Comments Off on choo choo train

TweetSo it ends up that I did have a reason to go to IBC this weekend. I needed to purchase and get new pedals installed because – gasp! – I’m flipping that wheel over and going fixed. Not that I haven’t been riding fixed on the track bike. But the Bianchi and the Dolan are […]

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mechanical gastronomy

June 15th, 2009 1 Comment

TweetSummers in bike shops are, obviously, as busy as the winters are slow. Any weekend day with relatively clear weather means that all the shops in the area are flooded with customers and their respective bikes. Mechanical issues, flat repairs, sales of bikes, tune-ups…and within the resulting deluge of regular customers, I barely get to […]

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