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Snow power

04Feb10

Modern bottle generators are quiet, reliable, efficient, and cause relatively low drag. They can slip in the rain, but I’ve never had any issues with mine when it’s wet. My tires have a grooved band for the generator wheel to grab, so everything stays pretty much where it should be. This morning, however, I discovered […]


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Find the blinky

01Feb10

Do yourself a favor and get real lights. Just get them. Spend $50 on lights for your $25 bike. You will thank me on the days you don’t get run over. You can blow through a stop sign at the bottom of a 10% hill on a fixie with no brakes as long as you […]


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Doppelgänger

01Feb10

I was in Amsterdam this past fall when I happened on my bike’s Dutch doppelgänger on one of the 9 Streets. It’s an earlier model than mine; I’m guessing 1950’s because of the chaincase. It’s been well maintained and has gotten a lot of use, if the additions are any indication. Over time someone has taken […]


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Bars up

30Jan10

I take back a little of what I said in my last post. I was in a bike shop today that I don’t usually visit to get helmets for the twins. Browsing around I noticed nearly all the bikes in their hybrid section had quill stems and threaded headsets. Who knew? Good for them. People […]


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What makes a bike useful?

27Jan10

What makes a bike useful? If you can ride on wet pavement and not get wet; if you can ride at night and be seen; if you can ride with two bags of groceries, your bike is useful. If it is an analogue for a car, then it is useful. If you can ride it […]


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