Citizen Rider

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The Color of April

›
  The color of April is brown. It's a dusty brown, the tan of sand on the roadway, the brown of dry, dead leaves in the woods. Grass pre...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Maybe mechanics shouldn't be riders

›
 A mechanic who had been with us for eight years decided that he didn't want to put up with our winter ski business any longer, so he qu...
1 comment:
Monday, March 23, 2026

A coded message from AYF

›
  For years, an American Youth Foundation summer camp in the area had run bike tours as part of its offerings. Camp Merrowvista in Tuftonbo...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Huge beasts facing extinction

›
  Modern pickup trucks remind me of prehistoric megafauna that we only know from the fossil record. They're weird looking. They're p...
Friday, March 13, 2026

The difference between bears and humans

›
  First off, there isn't just one difference between bears and humans. But as I begin to emerge from my own hibernation, I'm forced ...
Monday, February 02, 2026

Kickin' taillights and callin' names?

›
  Does hostility in American society originate in driving, or does aggression on the road originate in the essential competitiveness and hos...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Asinine bike law update

›
  As of yesterday, news sources were reporting that the bike registration bill proposed by Rep. Thomas Walsh of Hooksett had received up to ...
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
cafiend
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.