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With the first snow storm of the season fast approching Boston I thought I’d post something about keeping warm on the bike in the winter. If I had to distill this advice into a single word it would be “WOOL” and by that don’t mean the bulky itchy stuff that shrinks in the wash, but [...]
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As a schoolboy I tinkered with bikes, and as a middle aged man I’ve continued my amateurish fiddling. My cheque book is now considerably larger so I can mess around with more bikes and buy bits and pieces for them, but I’ve never had any formal training as a bicycle mechanic and generally just use [...]
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When you’re 5’10″ tall and fighting to keep the scale reading under 200 lbs, then lycra clothing is not your best friend. I believe that lycra cycling shorts should come with warning labels like “Do not wear if Body Mass Index exceeds 25″. I can say that as my BMI is 28. So you must [...]
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Over the weekend I was listening to the radio and learned that the Federal Trade Commission has introduced new guidelines for bloggers who review products. They must disclose any cash or in kind payment they receive that is connected to the endorsement. A link to the guidelines and the pertinent paragraph are below: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/endortest.shtm “The [...]
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I ordered a Carradice Expedition Bagman from Peter White Cycles yesterday and thanks to prompt shipping and the wonders of UPS I received it this morning. The Bagman is a simple saddlebag support that comes in a three sizes; Sport for small bags, Expedition for medium bags like the Nelson and Super Expedition for the [...]
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Shoes, shoes, shoes…..in my experience cyclists have almost as much of a fetish for shoes as Carrie Bradshaw. For Jimmy Choos substitute Dromarti and for Manolo Blahnik read Sidi. Are they stiff enough, light enough and how do they feel after 50 miles of pedalling? It’s an understandable obsession as riding in shoes that pinch [...]
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After riding many miles in the rain wearing various jackets I’ve discovered that it’s impossible to stay completely dry. If the rain doesn’t get you the sweat will. So I see rain gear as a way to minimize and delay the inevitability of a damp jersey. I’ve tried heavy Gortex and light weight microporous jackets [...]
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Acorn is a two person company that makes bicycle bags in a style reminiscent of the English company Carradice. They make the bags in small numbers using cotton duck material and leather. What they’ve done very well is to fill in the gaps of the Carradice line and produce some similar bags with subtle improvements. [...]
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