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, July 31, 2018

Motorist outreach

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We live in unsettling times. In the United States, the illusion of social evolution and increasing enlightenment was stripped away in 2016. ...
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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Suspended at work

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Some things don't fit the work stand. There are several recumbent trikes in the area, but they don't come in often enough for me t...
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Monday, July 23, 2018

1940s flatlander

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A friend of mine has been cleaning out the house where she grew up. She found the bike she used to ride in the 1970s, which her mother had r...
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Race horse vs. war horse

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I could have said pack horse, but I get a feeling of going into battle when I set out on the commute. I know we're not supposed to say t...
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Saturday, July 14, 2018

Another great used bike

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After getting a bunch of sass from hydraulic brakes for a couple of days, I figured I would knock out a quick tuneup on a used Specialized p...
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Friday, July 13, 2018

Treading water in brake fluid

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The repair shop continues to be busy. Nearly every time-sucking repair has involved hydraulic disc brakes. Even now I don't have time to...
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Sunday, July 08, 2018

Prehistoric

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When bikes like this Cannondale come in, I feel like a veterinarian in Jurassic Park: Early versions of a new phase of technology automat...
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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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