2009 March

Entries from March 31st, 2009

poseurcross

March 31st, 2009 · 6 Comments · general stuff, training

A friend once asked me why I didn’t just switch my squealing, impossible to adjust cantilever brakes – the front refuses to STFU, so in retaliation, I refuse to use it – to center pull caliper ones. “It’s not like you’re ever going to race ‘cross,” he said. I stubbornly refused to switch them out [...]

officially hardcore

March 30th, 2009 · 6 Comments · hanging out, training

Apparently, when you randomly offer to help a guy without a sewing machine hem his pants, and then go out for beers with said guy and his best friend, you can also end up with a friend that 1) rides bikes [duh], 2) lives about three blocks away from you, and 3) encourages following through [...]

not your average birthday

March 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · hanging out

I’m not quite addicted to Facebook, yet. Or, not as addicted as some. I don’t need to de-activate my account during finals because I’d be on it otherwise. I guess I’m just lazy; I don’t update my status numerous times throughout the day, I don’t stalk friends through pictures, and I don’t have 2398012984722 pictures [...]

no competition

March 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments · general stuff

Nothing gets me up Heartbreak Hill faster than another cyclist with gears. I once climbed that thing so fast I had to juggle basic life tasks like “trying to breathe” while coughing, gasping, and trying not to fall over. Nothing, apparently, makes me pedal faster than seeing another cyclist up ahead of me. Yesterday afternoon [...]

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Tags:bicycle·competition·cyclist·locker·roadies

sweaty carnage

March 27th, 2009 · 7 Comments · general stuff

Is the week over yet? I’ve been a complete mess this week. The week I decide to take an hour out of my day to bike bike bike, I end up with 10 million things to do. Which means that even though when I get home, all I want to do is limp to my [...]

embrocated guilt

March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · general stuff, hanging out

I’ve been taking the long way home these days. From Newton up through Watertown, through Cambridge, Allston, then back to Brighton. The route manages to pass by all my favorite bike shops too. When I dropped by Cambridge Bikes the other day – my future riding/training partner had promised to be there but had called [...]

oi oi oi!

March 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments · bike parts, customizing stuff, hanging out

I once had the worst crush on a boy who was into ska. We’re talking one of those I-can’t-even-look-him-in-the-eye crushes. He never knew my name. Probably for the best, as my creepy was definitely reaching “old pedophile” levels. My best friend tolerated my drooling, and when the crush finally disappeared one day, she proceeded to [...]

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Tags:bike·crankset·crush·gorgeous·ska·spacers

biek friendz!

March 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · general stuff, hanging out

Last night, I went home with a guy I had just met. Actually we parted ways about 200ft after getting on our respective bikes, but I’d been eyeing his bike for a while. A red ‘cross Alan; it used to be locked up at the bike rack near the parking lot. I recently switched to [...]

cookie monster mascot

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · general stuff, hanging out

Believe it or not, I’ve sort of been trying to avoid cookies. Or, eating cookies, rather. I haven’t gone so far as to give them up for Lent, but a desire to lose the winter weight has me sort of watching what I eat. Sort of. Because after my first hour-long ride [perhaps ever, because [...]

march madness

March 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · bike parts, customizing stuff, general stuff, hanging out

Not the NCAA one, although I’ve technically filled out a bracket for that. I had no idea what I was doing, even if a friend informed me that he had his money on my being the dark horse NCAA bracket champion. Needless to say, I’m currently ranked DFL. March has been hectic though. While I [...]