Tag Archives: winter

Infrastructure maintenance and the role of magical thinking

Posted on January 17, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

It isn’t in the nature of magic to broadcast its existence. Continue reading →

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Your best bicycle ride

Posted on January 26, 2020 by 16incheswestofpeoria

  Your best bicycle ride is your most recent solo ride. Or the most recent time you rode with a friend. Or the time you rode by yourself and your friend caught up with you on Grange Hall Road, not … Continue reading →

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What this country needs is a good right-hand-drive tricycle

Posted on February 1, 2014 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Four to six inches of snow overnight. Don’t remember hearing the snow plow, but it must have come by early in the morning. So let’s try out that new studded tire on the tricycle. I never have any problems staying … Continue reading →

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Brompton to “pile into New York.” Plus, Car Brain and the walker

Posted on December 3, 2013 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Will Butler-Adams: “We want to start shaking up America.” Continue reading →

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Window beyond the wheel

Posted on December 23, 2012 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Sometimes a great day to work on bicycles is a great day to simply enjoy the view.

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