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Nice work...looks like he's reciting the squirrel nut prayer to the gods!
Commented Sep 25, 2009 on Bike Find #03 - Totems at CommuterPageBlog
Bike Find #03 - Totems
Fellow blogger, Ken Matthews, started a series last year of interesting things he saw while biking (Bike Find 1, Bike Find 2). I'm taking the liberty of extending that series here. Like Ken, I have an old 3-speed bike that I use for toodling around town and running errands, etc. One of the a...
Big Joe,
Check this link out:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/775827696.html
It has a few fundamental things you need. In my opinion they are:
- 700x28 (28-35 good tire size for your needs)
- buy steel (gives more than Al. and deters thieves b'c heavy)
- get a simple Pletscher rear rack ($20 from www.rivbike.com; no frills) to hold your gear
- try some French randonneur bars (44cm); if they work on the skinny streets of Paris should work in le'Baltimore.
Lemme know what you get. If you like old bikes, I have a good commuting candidate (1975 Raleigh Record 10-sp). How tall are you?
KEN
ken_matthews@cox.net
Commented Jul 30, 2008 on What's a Good Urban Commuter Bike? at CommuterPageBlog
What's a Good Urban Commuter Bike?
My bike was stolen today from Baltimore's Penn Station, where I had ridden it to take the MARC train to D.C. for a business meeting. I'm sure that many readers of this blog have had similar experiences. I'm not writing to whine -- I expected it sooner or later. I think I got six trips to the tr...
Lemme know how that couch sleeps, Steve! Very interesting topic...
Commented Mar 11, 2008 on How long does it take? Really. at CommuterPageBlog
How long does it take? Really.
Have you ever noticed how people "adjust" how long it takes them to travel? When you ask people about their commutes, they will either undershoot to rationalize their particular choice or overshoot to make a horror story. To whit: my wife recently changed her workplace to Silver Spring 3 day...
An update on the ducks. They're actually herons both on the chainring and front badge. The heron was part of the family shield of the original owner of Raleigh Bicycles - Sir Francis Bowden of Nottingham, England.
Commented Feb 29, 2008 on Vintage Raleigh 3-Speed -- Whoa Dude at CommuterPageBlog
Vintage Raleigh 3-Speed -- Whoa Dude
First I must share with you I have this bug for old things and I don't mean from the 80s or from the disco era. There's a voice inside that occasionally whispers things like "you gotta get that old Westinghouse oscillating fan" or "that vintage 'Louis Armstrong Hot Five' LP would add nicely t...
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