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CicLAvia - April 10, 2011 - Another fun day in the L.A. sun. 11 Apr 2011 | 06:16 pm
I was kind of bummed about missing the first CicLAvia last October, as all I heard for weeks was how great it was, and how sixty to a hundred thousand cyclists took over the streets of Los Angeles on ...
Nishiki Tourist Restoration / Singlespeed Conversion 2 Apr 2011 | 06:48 pm
So, I'm a big fan of mixtes. I don't ride one myself, but I think they're beautiful, and have wanted to build one up for a while, not that I actually have much use for one. Then the other day I reali...
How to turn an uncomfortable road bike into a comfortable townie. 12 Mar 2011 | 09:42 pm
So, I've been riding a bit more lately, and had been looking for a new bike. I've gotten around on my ridiculous pink fixie for a couple of years now, but it was time for something with gears. (Prefe...
Just follow the man in the chicken suit.... 6 Jun 2010 | 10:16 pm
Seriously, Cameron led a fantastic FMLY ride this evening, and he was, as per usual (for the FMLY ride anyway, no idea about his daily life), clad in a chicken suit. Sadly, at the first stop, I reali...
Bike Town Beta / West Side Mosey / Warriors ride. 30 May 2010 | 08:01 pm
OK, if anybody that's reading this HASN'T been on a group bike ride in L.A., and is wondering what it's like, and why an ever growing number of people are heading out on their bikes in ever larger gro...
Wow, it's been almost a year 28 May 2010 | 07:06 pm
since I last posted. Time flies when you have a day job, spend your Saturdays helping people wrench on bikes at the Bikerowave, etc., etc., etc. What's new? The bike scene has taken off. Taco Tuesda...
Crankmob - July 20, 2009 - Bike repairs, bike fitting, repeated dispersal by law enforcement. 21 Jun 2009 | 09:21 pm
Tonight was Crankmob, the monthly Westside cycling Bacchanal. (No pics, because I left my camera swinging around my neck all night instead of actually taking it out and using it. D'oh!) Before I get ...
Maybe there's no such thing as an expendable bike (or, why tuning up your bike while out for a ride is a highly worthwhile option). 24 Mar 2009 | 06:26 pm
I bought a 20+ yr old Ross MTB off of craigslist the other day. I bought it because a) I'd been wanting an old mountain bike with horizontal dropouts to make a single-speed utility bike out of (with h...
Crankmob Gang Warz - Been there, done that (most of it), got the citation for CVC 21106(b). 22 Mar 2009 | 08:43 pm
First, a warning. Officer P. asked us to pass this along, and since he was a reasonably fair guy, and this is something some of you may want to know about, here it is: Starting next week, individuals...
Madoff and the Scraper Bike 12 Mar 2009 | 04:16 pm
If you've been following the news recently, you've probably seen that Bernard Madoff will plead guilty Friday. Now, for those of you who have not been following this saga, Bernard Madoff is perhaps t...
