Oh, brakes. How much I cringe at you when I try to squeeze you inconspicuously and, instead, with your uncommonly loud squealing, terrorize some hapless pedestrian crossing the street, causing them to jump in fright. How much, sometimes, I wish that the ubiquitous tale of the squeaky disc brake was …
You know what riding a bike and not having a car makes you really good at? Logistics. I never thought too much about this until I started my current job, which often requires odd things and funny permutations of travel. For example, I might need to pick up the work …
Why yes, in case you were curious, it is possible to bike to a fancy wedding in your fancy clothes. And then it’s also possible, post-wedding, to pull up your pajama bottoms (that you brought with you in your pannier, of course, for just this occasion), pull off your fancy …
Sorry y’all: summer busy-ness and beautifulness both conspire to keep me off my computer and away from this blog. BUT, here’s a random note to tide you over. I remembered on my way home from work today that there are sometimes reasons to wear skin-tight clothes like, say, spandex when …
