Entries Tagged as 'everyday_cyclist'

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

World Domination From a Hot-Pink Banana Seat: Christmas in 1985

My last column for 2008 will run in tomorrow’s Oregonian, but if you don’t get the paper you can check it out online. In it, I begin my quest for world domination, inspired by a bike-accessory I received for Christmas. (It was the motorcylce noismaker that you mounted on the handlebars… did anyone else have […]

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

What is all this white crap? A cold weather cycling guide to the rescue.

It’s snowing!  No, really!  Big, white flakes that are sticking.  East coasters will mock us for being excited and Portlanders will forget how to drive, but dagnabbit, I’m stoked.
And, I swear I didn’t plan the weather, but I have a cold weather cycling guide in the Outdoors section of the Oregonian today.  There’s even a […]

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The Secret to the Cyclocross Remount: Herb Brooks Knows It’s Not a Miracle

So, last week I killed a bird and gained a remount.  My mother sent me an email that said, “Poor birdie.”  My old friend Tej commented likewise.
Yesterday, I got my new racing bike.  The deal has been in the works for a long time, so for me, the novelty had worn off a bit.  I […]

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Damocles Lust: Ok, I Admit It Was Me

About a month ago, Kenji posted a picture of his bike with hearts photoshopped all around it (I can’t find the entry, because he posts so freaking much, or I’d put it here). Anyway, along with the picture he noted: “Someone is lusting after my bike”
I admit it. It was me.
That bike is effing hott […]