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Long-lost bikey loves

This is the bike that started it all: (a good old Trek 1500: low-end but lovely racing bike) I bought it in 2005 after I graduated from college. My roommate and I had just moved away from our shabby house in Portland into what I think was the last affordable …

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stasia August 29, 2015 August 30, 2015Materials and Gear 0

A (silly) bikey soulmate moment

Awww. I came out of Planet Granite the other day and found that my bike — a Soma Double Cross — had been joined at its bike rack by another Soma Double Cross. (double trouble of black Double Crosses:) I do so love my bitty bicicleta, and when I see …

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stasia April 22, 2015 April 22, 2015Materials and Gear, Things You Might See While Biking 2

New York’s healthy abandoned bike population

There are a lot of really sad bicycles in New York. Bikes chained up (and, in fact, most of them are chained, not U-locked) and seemingly forgotten about litter the sidewalks. Many are missing integral pieces — say, a wheel, or two, or a seat, or the handlebars. Many have …

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stasia March 27, 2015 March 27, 2015Infrastructure, Materials and Gear 0

My bike has a soulmate!

A few times over the last few weeks, I’ve passed this bike locked up near my work: It’s the same frame as my bike, a Soma Double Cross, but built up a bit differently. And even though I don’t get super into bike nerdery the way some folks do, it’s …

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stasia November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014Materials and Gear 0
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