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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 powdercoated [...]

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bike shop christmas

May 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · cambridge bicycle, hanging out

As per the usual morning routine, I grabbed my eyeliner pencil yesterday morning, unsheathing the magic black wand that helps accentuate the eyes that I don’t have. One eye squeezed shut with the accompanying eyebrow raised, hand poised, leaning in towards the mirror…

I stopped. Who was I going to need this for? The exam proctor???

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freewheel fun

April 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments · bike parts, general stuff

Almost exactly six months ago, I was still freewheeling it on the Bianchi. I bought into the hype and was consequently terrified of going fixed; hence I was stuck in that gray area of the freewheel where I almost got scene points until I started coasting. The resulting inferiority complex really killed me.

Ironically, I flipped [...]

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