Found a great new blog I’ve subscribed to on fixed gears and the like. Makes me ache to get back on the bike all the more. Knee aching as well. That and get rid of the bikes I have left with gears. Dig it: http://prollyisnotprobably.com/
I finished it.
Jul 27, ’08
10:44 PM
Back in October of 2005 – the 31st to be exact, I still have the email – my unbeknownst-to-me new lifetime friend, Jason A. posted an ad on Craigslist to sell his brand new Surly Cross Check frame. I was short on cash but had been jonesing for one for years – he let me [...]
Mr. Right.
Jun 30, ’08
2:27 PM
Got on the bike to work today – even though it was raining. Nothing is so immediately affirming as that. It’s great to know right away that you’re doing something right and good. Seems these days so much isn’t – or rather provides little or no feed back at all. Lyn asked me to buy [...]
Back in the saddle.
Apr 15, ’08
9:42 AM
Got the first ride of the year to work in today. I’m not going to lie to you, it was fucking cold. -5°C on departure [23°F]. With each pedal stroke I tell myself I’m willing it to get warmer. Had to ride on the roads when I normally take the trail. The trail’s still under [...]
It IS about the bike.
Nov 19, ’07
11:37 AM
We’re publishing a new book next season in which th protagonist, for a number of reasons, embarks on a bike journey from Halifax to Ottawa. The book is entitled The Push and The Pull by Darryl Whetter, and from the excerpts I’ve read, it’s outstanding. This one bit struck me today for some reason: “Now, [...]