NYC Velo, I missed your bikes, espresso shots, and good company. Thanks for some awesome times! Can’t wait to visit again! [More pictures here.]
Entries Tagged as 'nyc'
a visit to [nyc] velo
October 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment · bike shops, nyc
Tags:favorite places·nyc·nyc velo
nyc bike lanes
June 11th, 2011 · No Comments · crashes, nyc
Hilarious. Thanks, Jones!
Tags:bike lanes·nyc
the red hook crit
March 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · nyc, races, road rides
If you ride a track bike in New York City, and you have a pulse, you’ve probably heard of the Red Hook Crit: track bikes only with no brakes, raced in the middle of the night. What you probably don’t know is that this year it’s going to be more awesome than usual. So awesome, [...]
Tags:G+D·nyc·red hook crit·track bikes
equal protection of nyc cyclists
February 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · nyc
Last Sunday, with temperatures hovering around 40F, I rode outside for the first time in about four weeks. In those four weeks without outdoor riding, I knew things would change. The blast of aerial pressure on my face would seem new and wholly unpleasant, the bright sunlight burning retinas weakened by constant exposure to fluorescents. [...]
to build an if
January 10th, 2011 · 10 Comments · bike shops, new bike day, nyc
There are times when the days blend together. Whether it occurs because of a great winning streak in a game of Beirut or because of late night ramblings over a midnight snack with a friend at a 24 hour diner that eventually turns into breakfast, anyone with even a hint of a social life will [...]
Tags:chris hansen·IF·indyfab·nyc velo
the sunday breakaway streak
October 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · nyc, road rides
Yup, true to my predictably unreasonable and stubborn nature, I did that Chinese Bakery Ride again this past weekend and DID NOT GO TO THE CHINESE BAKERY. It’s a work in progress okay? [And by “it” I mean “trying new things and being more sane.”] My excuse – like Mike’s last time – was that [...]
goodbye to the rapha cycle club
October 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · bike shops, nyc, style
I bounced down the stairs, my just barely covered feet soundlessly skipping down the smooth stone stairs, shoes in one hand, the other alternately hovering over the banister and pinning the Rapha bonk bag, borrowed from Mike, to my hip. A thought occurred to me that I might very well crash head first into one [...]
rides and needles
September 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · bike shops, nyc, road rides
I blame my childhood epilepsy for a lot of things: the parental prohibition on engaging in sports, the inability to climb trees and my subsequent complete lack of interest in traveling at any rate faster than a brisk walk. All of which could be explained by simple laziness, but the epileptic seizures and symptoms that [...]
Tags:bib shorts·epilepsy·nyc·nyc velo·rapha cycle club·rapha wednesday ride
work it, girl
August 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · bike shops, nyc
“You’re not working on Sunday? Sunday is funday. Sunday we dance around the shop naked.” Kyle told me this as I leaned on the counter by the cash register at NYC Velo. It was Friday, early afternoon, and my legs were beginning to feel worn down already. A few hours later, I would sit on [...]
Tags:globus·john prolly·nyc·nyc velo·rupaul·two tone atlanta
i’m a loaner, dottie, a rebel
August 12th, 2010 · 6 Comments · handmade goodies, nyc, road rides
A friend once told me that I reminded him of Pee Wee Herman, “but in a good way.” I’m still struggling to figure that out; whether it was some sort of compliment, whether he meant that it was clear I was in line to inspire some limited edition dunks, or whether it was an honestly [...]
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