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, December 25, 2018

Dinky little lights

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The early onset of snow and ice forced me into the car more than a month sooner than in past years. This has given me a lot of time to look ...
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Monday, December 17, 2018

Evolution is a popularity contest

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When you walk into a store or other public place that has music playing over a sound system, you have to listen to it. You may be distracted...
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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Information junkies

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Remember those quaint days of yesteryear, when you could go to an annual trade show and be pretty well caught up for the coming year? When m...
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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Robbed of the last of autumn

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After a genuine winter-style snowstorm late night Thursday through a good bit of Friday, the roads cleared enough for me to snatch a ride ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2018

E-bikes and the illusion of something for nothing

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A recent convert to the smokeless moped posted this graphic showing their growth in Europe. It's from this article on a site called E...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

In a perfect world...

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Fresh out of college, with fantasies of creative success and a very realistic view of my financial position, I built my lifestyle around tra...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Sheet metal cogs and tinfoil chains

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An article on Ars Technica extolling the "improvements" in bike technology since the 1980s has been popping up on social media to...
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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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