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Archive for July, 2008

Thoughts On The Fixie

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

So it has been awhile now that I’ve been riding my bike not on the single speed side, but on the fixed gear side. I would say roughly 60+ days on a fixed gear for commuting to work, grabbing groceries, and getting around town. My trips vary in distance, but I figure I average about [...]

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Coolest Fixie Ever?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Possibly, and if not, you still get mad props for the local love build. Spotted in San Francisco on Market Street.

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These Bikes Rock!

Friday, July 25th, 2008

One of the blogs I subscribe to, Commute By Bike, recently had a post on these cool bikes from the Dutch Bicycle Company. Now, I ride a fixie Schwinn of vintage age (1986) that’s all lugged with a gold chain to show just how truly cool I am. Pseudo hipster? You decide. But these bikes [...]

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Yes! More of This! Cycling Friendly Cities!

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Anyone who knows me or has read any of the posts on the blogs can probably tell you how into bikes I am. I’m no die-hard lycra-clad weekend racer, either. I ride everyday, rain or shine (thankfully there’s more shine than rain in California), to work, to get groceries, for fun, for health, whatever. I [...]

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AIDS Walk

Monday, July 21st, 2008

This morning on my reader I came across a great post about the San Francisco AIDS Walk that occurred this weekend. As fate/luck/whatever would have it, I was there! Eva and I originally were going to walk, but then she hurt her foot and we decided that we would just volunteer instead. It was very [...]

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