Surly Bikes’ blog had a post about heavy metal today. Check out that kvlt spiked gauntlet made from presta tubes!
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Drinking and touring
Posted in Bikes, touring on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A friend and I are going on a short bike tour this summer, my first “real” tour (not a S24O). For the tour, I’m seriously considering purchasing an Ahearne “Spaceman” flask cage and a Surly flask for drinking, as beer tends to be a heavy thing to carry on the bike.
Steelwool Tweed
Posted in Bikes, tagged Bikes, steelwool tweed on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Friday I received my new project, a Steelwool Tweed. I ordered the frameset directly from Steelwool Bicyles’ home at Tall Tree Cycles in Ottawa, Canada. Shipping was not cheap at $90, and I had to pay almost $60 in brokerage and duty fees. But now I finally have the frameset and I’m ready to start [...]
Steelwool Tweed
Posted in Bikes, gear, tagged Bikes, tweed on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I have decided upon my next bike, and have gone so far as to begin saving for it. The Steelwool Tweed, by Steelwool Cycles of Ottawa, Canada, is dubbed their “Swiss Army Bike.” And that seems to be true- this bike can accommodate nearly any kind of part you would want to use on [...]
Winter commuter bikes
Posted in Bikes, commuting, tagged commuting, silkroad, surly, winter on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As it turns out, I ended up not doing that century to Bellingham after all, due to a series of unfortunate events. Now, the cooler, wetter weather is setting in and I’m getting a little soft. The last two days I have been able to ride and the weather has been perfect- in the 50s [...]
Sunday epic bike ride
Posted in rides, tagged crashes, rides on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, maybe the ride wasn’t quite epic. But it was approaching epic. I met a friend under the West Seattle Bridge for a ride. It was misty, after having rained overnight, one of the first rains of the season. We made our way downtown via the waterfront, and down a hill onto Westlake, where the [...]
Oregon bike weekend, Days 2-3: Portland Bridge Pedal
Posted in Bikes, rides, tagged Bikes, group rides, oregon, Portland, rides on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday Woke up around 7, drank water, went back to sleep. Woke up around 9, very rough around the edges. Ate a bit, then vomited, then felt a billion times better. The sag wagon (Michael’s dad) came, we packed up and headed back to Michael’s folks’ place. They were generous enough to host me for [...]
Oregon bike weekend, Day 1: Columbia River Gorge
Posted in Bikes, rides, touring, Uncategorized, tagged Bikes, camping, columbia river gorge, cycling, food, oregon, rides on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I took a three-day weekend last weekend to take a trip with my friend Michael down to Oregon to ride bikes. It was pretty epic. I didn’t take nearly enough photos. Friday Got up at Butt AM (that’s 5:00 for your reference, 0500 for you military types) and threw my gear in the car, strapped [...]
