Citizen Rider

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

Friday, April 22, 2022

Quitters

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 "I don't feel safe out there." "The roads are so narrow." "People are all on their phones." "Someone...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Cold, Clear Water, Thawing Manure

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 Here in the southern part of northern New England, April weather notoriously bounces between occasional pleasant days and raw, wet ones tha...
Sunday, April 03, 2022

Big Dealerships take over bike retail

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 As part of the bike industry's damage control response to the Covid-19 bike boom, major players like Specialized and Trek have cut loos...
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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Train like a pro

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 In 1980 I was somewhat sketchily employed and had a chance to ride regularly with a sponsored "amateur" bike racer. While he did ...
Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Train your customers to reject simplicity

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 Another breathless article about the "advanced" features that some bike brand or other might be slopping over onto more and more ...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Good for nothing weather

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    Wow! It's porn outside!   Rain drummed on the roof. I heard the ice on the steep part shift as it moved closer to the edge. The temp...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The rantings of an irrelevant old man

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 My frank appraisal of the backroom bike operation in town caused considerable angst in the upper management, who fears malicious reprisals ...
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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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