Pedal Strike

I have the worst luck in the world. I will manage to leave just when it starts to pour and arrive at my destination as it starts to clear up, usually end up with the worst exam schedule on the face of the planet, and will consistently get thrown under the bus for things I […]

Another Embrocation Cycling Journal Monday… Apologies for the lack of a drawing…next time, I promise! Now go read my real post…

My love of bike shops is no secret; I’ll stubbornly stand in cleats around bike stands, even with a knee that’s throbbing and begging me to sit down, to kill time with the best mechanics around, whether in NYC or Boston. I never thought, though, that I’d have the opportunity to watch a new bike […]

I was in tip top temper tantrum form yesterday. And although I knew I didn’t have any right to be, I was angry at myself for sounding so lame in my apology. I was biting back a cocktail of anger, stress, and general exhaustion combined with a knee that felt like it was splitting in […]

(Apologies for the blurry picture…) I lost my [riding fixed in the snow] virginity yesterday. And like most good things, I’m totally hooked on biking in this snow. Sure, I did it last year on a freewheel but this is a whole new level of awesome. To make today even better, Open is having another […]