TweetImagine newspapers, fabric, bottles of screening ink, plastic tubs of cottage cheese [for mixing ink], and tailor’s chalk strewn around the floor, cardboard boxes spewing out fabric with a track bike wedged into a corner and you have an idea of what my room currently looks like. Needless to say, it’s a mess [no, I’m […]
disaster zone
May 28th, 2009 Comments Off on disaster zone
Tags: cardboard boxes · cycling hats · cyclist pride · disaster · mess
espi 4
May 2nd, 2009 1 Comment
TweetIn a former life, I would either be currently attached to a TV or in Kentucky, with a ridiculous hat and a mint julep. Because, hello, today is the Kentucky Derby. The first of the coveted Triple Crown, I’ve dreamed of watching this legendary race in person for years. And back when I would have […]
Tags: bike polo · boston · cycling hats · ESPI · kentucky derby
rolling resistance
August 20th, 2008 1 Comment
Tweet I’m resisting the end of summer. The lazy days, the nights spent out on random rides, the dripping sweat. My list of things to do and places to go isn’t even half done yet. But there will be another long, hot, gorge-yourself-on-all-the-watermelon-you-can-eat Boston summer, and I’ll be pushing out hats through the fall. Hopefully […]
Tags: boston · cycling hats · summer · watermelon
bike hat redux
July 31st, 2008 Comments Off on bike hat redux
Tweet She will consistently fail you when you need her the most. Or at least when I depend on her the most. She whispered in my ear that everything was fine – good, even! – while I spent sweaty hours at my sewing machine figuring out what worked for the hats and what didn’t. She […]
Tags: bike · confidence · cycling hats · fickle · frustrated · new