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Crochet cycling gloves: not just for nannies and ninnies 9 May 2013 | 05:12 am
Best Gloves Ever, 1983 When it comes to summer cycling gloves—and appropriate weather has finally arrived to forego winter gloves—I’m a big fan of traditional fingerless leather and cotton crochet han...
Remembering Earth Day 23 Apr 2013 | 12:58 am
In my haste and diversion, I almost forgot today is Earth Day. How easily we are distracted, by our troubles and our fancies, from our duty to tend our garden. Perhaps that is the best place to start,...
Handling bad weather with winter cycling gloves 19 Apr 2013 | 04:34 am
Even as we transit spring, towards summer, it’s not too late to discuss winter cycling wear. Local weather over the last few weeks has prompted the question Do I carry sunblock, or sou’wester? The “We...
Thoughts on the bike 26 Mar 2013 | 04:04 am
“Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling.” ~James E. Starrs Second Thoughts (click to enlarge) The sky was dark at noon, hidden by roiling charcoal clouds. Thunder rumbled, it seemed, from the depth...
More bikes about town 1 Mar 2013 | 05:38 am
Indeed, it seems there are more bikes around Victoria, British Columbia, every day. Even in the dead of what goes for winter here—and it can be miserably wet—the bike racks are rarely empty. So it is ...
Unsaddled and bedridden 21 Feb 2013 | 11:23 pm
I hear riding weather has been wonderful on the Left Coast these past few days, and I’ve caught a few stray rays through the blinds as I stumbled towards the loo. Unfortunately, I’ve caught something ...
My archive of old bikes 16 Feb 2013 | 01:47 am
Bikes on Broadway, Vancouver, 1983 Readers may be forgiven for thinking I’m talking about all the bikes and parts spilling out of my closets and cluttering my workspace, but there’s another stash at t...
Happy velo Valentine 14 Feb 2013 | 01:10 pm
It is said (in the Velo Vedas) that a relationship may be strengthened or broken on a tandem. I’ve certainly seen some bonds that, tied too close, would lead to singular disaster. I’ve also seen relat...
A “manifesto” for slackers? 13 Feb 2013 | 12:48 am
I recoil from Facebook platitudes. You know, those new-agey, pseudo-spiritual/lifestyle tips for correct living, commonly grafted onto a cute photo. If you “share” those things, please stop. It’s not ...
Dodging the dreaded winter road debris 8 Feb 2013 | 01:52 am
We’ve been lucky here on the “Wet Coast” this year; it hasn’t snowed so you’d notice. The post-snow tirepocalypse associated with detritus pushed onto shoulders by snowplows is happily absent. Still, ...
