Citizen Rider

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

Sunday, March 30, 2025

We build dreams...

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 The owner of this bike has liked distinctive designs for years. I wrote notes on the service tickets on some of the stuff he tried to put t...
Monday, March 17, 2025

5 Days ≠ 5 days

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Ski season demands a different kind of energy than bike season. In some ways it's lower. If we have good snow, leading to active rentals...
Sunday, March 09, 2025

Consistency, fitness, and junk food

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 As Driving Season winds down for this winter, I endure the last few commutes in which I am completely at the mercy of whoever is in front o...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

The coming recession

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  Back when the economy sagged around 1990, mountain biking surged, because it looked like cheap, accessible fun. A thousand bucks was still...
Friday, February 28, 2025

Endangered species

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   One of our ski reps came in yesterday to show us next year's line. He has long experience as a road racing cyclist, as well as compet...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

"Not all fat bikers"

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 Inconsiderate fat bikers ticked me off recently by flaring up again on the cross-country ski trails. The outbreak was brief, overshadowed b...
Friday, January 24, 2025

Fat bikers are an invasive nuisance

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 Cross-country skiing is on life support on our local trails. After weeks depending on our kilometer of man-made snow, we finally got a stor...
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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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