Citizen Rider

Some advice and a lot of first-hand anecdotes and observations from someone who accidentally had a career in the bike business.

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Parts replacement versus "mechanicking" again

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  A rider brought in his fat bike because he had accidentally burped out one of the caliper pistons in the SRAM G2 Ultimate front brake. So ...
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Saturday, January 03, 2026

Welp, it's Covid

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  I felt good enough to go back to work yesterday. I masked just out of courtesy, even if I had just a cold or flu. It acted like a cold or ...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Bikes were made for the road and the road was made for bikes

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 On a trip to the gas station today, the card reader on the pump malfunctioned, so I had to pay inside. As I returned to my vehicle, a picku...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Last rides of 2025

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  "Second prize is two weeks in Philadelphia." It's an old punchline. I just spent three weeks there, while the cellist underw...
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Thursday, December 18, 2025

How I know I’m not a real cyclist:

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 Facebook feeds me cycling pages one after another. Worship of new technology and “n+1” dominate the content. Even among fanciers of the ret...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Bread bag technical support

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Bread bags on the feet have their own large category on the internet, but in case you don't have your own experiences or an explanation ...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

If you think riding a bike is slow...

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  A transportation cyclist in an urban setting can often travel faster than a motor vehicle. Prudent riders have learned not to go absolutel...
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I like to explore under my own power. I like to avoid using motor vehicles, but I'm not obsessive about it. Okay, maybe I'm a little obsessive about it.
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