Bike Blog

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Other cyclists are my biking brethren. Until you run down my friends... 
Overall, I'd like to think of the other cyclists on the road as my biking brethren. We are all disadvantaged users of the road. Even the fixie riders and slow people in expensive carbon fiber bikes. On the other hand, my wife has to drive through Berkeley, and every so often she calls me up to…

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A few thoughts on bike safety and electric car noise 
Noise pollution is a bad thing. It takes quite a loud noise for people to start dropping dead the instant they hear it, there's plenty of research that shows that it is, in fact, not just a nuisance but causes health effects to man and animal alike. There are two big categories of car noises. Some…

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The road bike hunt 
Given that I've discovered that I like long rides on my bike very much, the thought of getting a bike more appropriate to such rides has occurred to me. After all, I'm on a $400 low-end cross-country hardtail mountain bike. So I've been researching. I haven't ridden on a road bike in at least a…

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Let the wookie win 
In many situations while biking, sometimes it's better to let the wookie win..

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Cycling, MP3 players, and my new jersey 
Now, you should start with knowing that I do not own an iPod or an iPhone or any other MP3 player. On purpose. I came to realize, along the way, that being stuck in a musical world is separating yourself from the visceral experience of being there. And, while sometimes that's a good thing, my life…