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The singular appeal of the single-speed bike

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Single-speed bikes are the cycling trend from left field, the impossibly illogical populist fad that has, in the past couple years, put hundreds of thousands of people on bikes with just one steady, often slow, speed.
And I’m one of them.

Full article (Seattle PI)
I will say one thing though, having been on the SS for about […]

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Tags: urban · commute · gear

Vintage and Modern Cyling Jerseys

May 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Found this off of Craigslist:
Vintage and Modern Cyling Jerseys! Cheap! 1,400 of them!

Atlas Clothing (1515 Broadway) just acquired over 1,400 cycling jerseys. about half of these jerseys are modern european and domestic. the others are all vintage and european, both wool and acrylic. from the 1950’s and 1960’s through the 1970’s. we are selling these […]

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Gloves that you blow into to warm

January 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

So check these out. Gorgonz has gloves that you can blow into to warm them up. Given the nasty cold weather we’ve had lately this sounds like the perfect bit of gear.

Gorgonz’s Exhale Heating System is based on the way people blow into their hands to warm them up. You breathe into the […]

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Tags: news · commute · gear

Chaining up?

January 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Found an interesting comment/post over at BikePortland.org:
“Before departing, I attached zip-ties around the rear wheel of my trusty fixedgear - one between each spoke, wrapping around the tire and rim. Just like chaining up. It worked great, even on the packed snow.”
Sounds so good I figured I’d share here. Good luck everyone out in […]

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Tags: commute · gear