Archive for May, 2010

You Can’t Do That On a Bike

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Why is it that people’s first reaction to a lot of my riding or any suggestions about riding is “you can’t do that”. There are unspoken preconceptions of what you can and cannot do on a bike, and even what is “normal” to do on a bike.
In general, riding more than 5km is not “normal” [...]

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How To Choose The Perfect Stem

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

The wild west. A small and dusty town. A bar.  A derivative walks into the bar. All the functions scatter. In a dark corner, a lone function dares to stand his ground. The derivative walks up to the lone function and asks, “Who the hell do you think you are?” Without skipping a beat, the [...]

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