So todays ride was fun and exciting as usual with an extra little something….I got new stuff. I got a Bell helmet last night, Pearl Izumi shoes, and Pearl Izumi gloves. I only wore the helmet and the gloves today but new stuff always makes me happy. The helmet is vented much […]

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On sunday there shall be a gathering of biker people called an alleycat.
Alleycat as defined by UrbanDictionary.com is:”An illegel bicycle race through an urban environment, with no real race course, only checkpoints.”

Sun
Jan 27

Rain 100%

55°/40°

Weather.com says there is a %100 chance of rain on Sunday. That seems like a very confident forecast that it […]

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Update More fixed gear bashing and general disregard for vehicular responsibility.

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As you all may know Zak and I bike commute to work on Fixed Gear bikes. But today was the first day I had to ride it from site to site for work. So Fresno State University stands between my two sites which means take the roads or go straight through the campus.
So […]

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So somewhere in the Netherlands bike racks are being installed with built in bike pumps. How cool is that? They wouldn’t last a week here but still a pretty neat idea.

My view on bike racks is that if you are a retail establishment and you do not provide a bike rack then it […]

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So the question of the day is who actually rode today through this downpour?
Well since I probably have the shortest commute I did because if I didn’t I would look like a wimp. The only thing is unlike Zak…. I am totally not prepared for this kind of weather. So what is a […]

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If I lived in the snow I would definitely ride with these. Read this article from A Year of Bike Commuting

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I really want one of these but only if Zak gets one too. You can get these at Bicycle Colorado

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So here we are a new week ahhh the air feels great today…..it has a hint of minty freshness I think. So this is going to be one of those all inclusive kind of posts.
So this weekend Zak and I rode the fixed gears, it was about a 24 mile ride and it was […]

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Saturday was a great day for riding, sunny and clear.
Don embarked on his longest Fixed Gear trip yet. 24 miles.

And then the super thin tube we bought by mistake went flat. Surprise Surprise.

I however have not had a flat in at least a year. Thanks Mr. Tuffys

Rain is forecast all week here. My new cat […]

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