I’ve been thinking a lot about biking lately. I’ve been biking as a form of transportation for a long time. But for the longest time I’ve been a complete wimp about it. The instant there was so much a drop[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Following up on my entry on biking from a few weeks a go I had been planning to do a number of entries regarding my ever growing list of the pet peeves of mild hazzards that occur when one is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just took another major step in my bicycle commute thing. For the longest time I’d had a… not exactly a fear but a healthy caution for going downtown on my bicycle. Because of this I had an unwritten rule[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well the biking down town thing has been beginning to pay off and other that being a little saddle sore at times this has been going well. To the point that the only reason I need the bus anymore (not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been talking quite a bit about my success biking lately to the point that it’s allowed me to pretty much discontinue taking the bus for everything but the most special occasions. The problem being I’m coming to discover is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well this was all a very interesting weekend. Much more interesting than I had expected. I had been invited to my friend and colleague, Mark Monlux‘s 50th birthday party. Unfortunately he lives in Tacoma and I am a bicyclist and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The new bike is beginning to pay off great dividends. While it isn’t that much faster than my old dirt bike (It seems to be cutting off about five minutes from my previous best times) It handles hills REALLY well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well the experience with the new bike is coming along nicely. It’s not that much faster than my old clunker but it handles hills like a dream and half the time feels like my usual long distance jaunts are no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A friend sent me a picture of my new bike which I just had to share. (The words on the sign are his little embellishment. ) This picture was taken in Georgetown right next to the Seattle Design Center, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had a crazy evening yesterday. I was heading downtown for a meeting when I stopped at one of my favorite art stores for supplies when I discovered something very important was missing, my bike chain. After the brief panic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
