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 26, 2013

The kind of problems you don't mind having

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Spring will eventually get here. The forecast finally calls for warming temperatures. The next storm mentions snow, but only changing to rai...
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Friday, March 22, 2013

Black Gloves

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Before the last snowstorm, I actually managed to get out for a couple of rides. This gave me the first opportunity to try out the North Face...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

What are you worth?

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"How much is a bike tune-up?" Good question. How are prices set? Anyone alive today was born into an economy already in prog...
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Thursday, March 07, 2013

Exotic cross-breeds and lovable mutts

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When I started paying closer attention to bicycles in 1975 a bicycle was a means of personal expression. At least it seemed that way to me, ...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Spring is just around the corner...of a SNOWBANK

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When Punxsutawney Phil projected an early spring on February 2, it looked no more than obvious to anyone around here. We'd had no snow t...
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Thursday, February 07, 2013

Wannabes

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While watching this video of Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer playing "College Hornpipe" I was tempted once again to p...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Someone's always got a more rad ride

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A recent article from the New York Times website highlighted long-distance bike commuter Christian Edstrom and his 40-mile journey from Cha...
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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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