Category Archives: Mongoose Deception

Working in the margins. 30 days of biking, #25

You’re looking at junk. That’s what I thought, too. I thought it was a green and white bike. Then I peeled off the decals. Nope, it’s a white bike. I kept looking at it and realized the only thing wrong … Continue reading

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Rolling into third place. 30 days of biking, #8

It’s the footnote to every essay every day in April: how many miles pedaled. And it’s often the same. One mile. Go ahead, look. Yep, not 20 miles. Not 10 miles. One mile. Barely more than than the much-noted single … Continue reading

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The original WYSIWYG. 30 days of biking, #2

A bicycle doesn’t look like anything else but but a bicycle. It doesn’t look like you or me, a soda bottle or an airplane. A bicycle doesn’t have an interior. Everything it is—with the exception of bearings and, these days, … Continue reading

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Shimano Dura Ace 7400 crank, tubeless tires and the art of deception

“You think to yourself, ah, now this will be a bike. And you’re not wrong. But it may not be the bike you’re expecting.” Continue reading

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Standing up for single speed

Another winter bicycle project. Look, Ma: No derailleurs. Continue reading

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