People were out in lawn chairs, grills and coolers set out along with friends and lovers as the bus lurched and chugged past Pelham Bay Park; and as I looked out the window, I thought it almost odd that, for possibly the first time in my life, I am looking forward to the end of [...]
Entries from June 21st, 2010
a superb visit
June 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · bike shops, cambridge bicycle
Bar exam study has been keeping me away from bikes, but on the verge of going insane, I escaped to Superb yesterday afternoon for a well-deserved break. Ahhh bike porn. The day got even better when Jason showed me his new Land Shark road bike. With vintage Time pedals…! Of course, the sick Geekhouse with [...]
Tags:fun·superb bicycle
turn left at kissena
June 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments · races, training
“You’re Japanese, you have to do it.” It was the default nationality reasoning, which, when you happen to be Japanese, gets applied too often to activities that normal people just wouldn’t choose to engage in. Raving? Cosplay? Zentai? Yup, yup, and yup [and no, I did not do all of the above]. But this time, [...]
Tags:dolan pre cursa·gage & desoto·keirin·kissena velodrome·pace line·sommerville sports·turning left·tweens
pedal strike, esq.
June 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments · life
It was Saturday, and tummy full of breakfast eaten with the family, we were killing time before the planned IKEA run. “You have another thing in common with Pantani,” I was informed, “you both love karaoke.” Then, “…Oh my God.” From Mike’s new iPad came the streaming sounds of an Italian song. He had found [...]