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Tag Archives: fixed gear
Playing with gravity from allegro to molto adagio. 30 days of biking, #29
No two ways about it: I’m slow. I’m slow to rise and slow to read. Slow to write, slow to edit, and even slower to delete what doesn’t fit. I’m slow over coffee, and slow in conversation. I’m slow to … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Bianchi, bicycle
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bike, cadence, fixed gear
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Your speed may vary. 30 days of biking, #5
I don’t ride fast enough to need a faster bike. You know: a newer bike, a lighter bike, a bike with 12 cogs in the back, a bike with a carbon-fiber frame. My average speed this year has been somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Bianchi, Sekai 2500, Uncategorized
Tagged #30daysofbiking, average speed, bicycle, bicycle speed, bike, fixed gear
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To stand and stand not, 30 days of biking, #17
Some bikes get kickstands; some do not. This is a steel-framed Bianchi Pista, and despite sporting a front brake, handlebar-mounted water bottle and completely jacked-up 46cm Salsa Cowchipper handlebar—not the sorts of thing a traditionalist would employ when contemplating either … Continue reading
Two rides, one morning
First ride It’s rarely windy in Springdale Cemetery. This is a plus if 1) you’re the kind of person who doesn’t like to ride a bicycle in windy conditions and/or 2) worry about possible wind-related damage to mausoleums, ossuaries and … Continue reading
Posted in Report from the road
Tagged cemetery, Edelstein, fixed gear, Giant Bianchi, gravel, headwind, Springdale, tailwind
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Day 28. 30 Days of Biking
When you’re out on the county grid, surfing the monocultures of soon-to-be soybeans and corn, it can look pretty bleak. Those straight lines on paper and Google Maps? They’re straight lines in real life, too. But only if you disregard … Continue reading
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