Month: October 2005

Biking in Astoria

Fixed-Gear 101

The only thing weird is that it’s sponsored by Puma. Fixed-gear 101 makes great bathroom reading. Download the pdf version.

The killer pothole… avoided

The normal problem with New York City roads is all the minor bumps and divots. But there are the occasional killer potholes. The kind that must be avoided because it will simply will eat up your bike. I was biking back home tonight just after midnight, cruising on 56th Street on a mild downhill at…
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More on the Croissant

P. Lynn Miller writes: The “croissant” is a work bike, I just added a picture to the web-page showing a picture of my work rig. As a work bike it does not get the care and attention it deserves, so little things like over-long cables do not get attended to. But I do love my…
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Chocolate Croissant fan club

Wow! She’s beauty. The critic in me says (constructively, of course): 1) the cables housing need an inch or so trimmed–both front and rear for the rear brake, and the rear shifter too; 2) I personally don’t like front racks–I feel it affects the handling negatively; and 3) too bad there’s not a chain guard.…
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650 Wheels (or) “Good day from Down Under”

[What’s a 650 tire? Much less a 650A and a 650B? Well, don’t forget, as you may have, that this blog was started because of 650 wheels. For a refresher course, see Sheldon Brown’s discussion.] Peter, Good day from Down Under. Just thought I would drop you a line and let you know that I…
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Castle Island, Boston

I was up in Boston this past weekend to watch the Red Sox games in good company. I wouldn’t want to move back there, but that city was very very good to me. And though few people will admit it, Boston is a great biking city. First the downside: There’s always the risk of getting…
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