With the SI article on Lance [nothing new, as most of us found out after reading all 5 pages of it], rumors that Lance might not be able to get out of this one, and blogs almost as influential as mine, like Cyclocosm, commenting on the issue, I figured it was only my duty to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'snow'
frozen slow
January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · general stuff, hanging out
There are usually two choices when you’re stuck out in the frigid cold on a bicycle in too little gear: 1. go as fast as you can while hoping that the resulting body heat you create will somehow overcome the wind that you’ve also created, or 2. reduce your speed under the theory that less [...]
pump it up
November 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Can you believe it’s November? I understand that happened almost three weeks ago, but it’s finally sinking in. It’s almost Thanksgiving. That means it’s almost December. When did that happen? I blame the deceptively warm weather that has me thinking it’s still early October. My long-sleeve Underarmour gear has remained untouched in my closet for [...]
Tags:cx tires·elvis costello·pump it up·rapha scarf friday·snow
lounging regularly
March 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · general stuff, hanging out
I spent far too much time this weekend leaning over a particular counter in Allston. I’m working on wearing an indent into that space. It’s, of course, the IBC counter. And it didn’t involve anything dirtier than bike grease and some of Herrell’s heath bar brownie crumbs. Oh yeah, and chips. Chips are crucial. Well, [...]
constants
February 3rd, 2009 · 7 Comments · general stuff
It’s good to know that some things remain consistent. Like the schizophrenic weather. Oh, New England, why is the weather here as fickle as a slightly overweight BC undergrad in unfashionable Uggs and leggings? It was in the 40s a day ago – and now this. More snow. I stubbornly rode in today, and rode [...]
drenched
January 28th, 2009 · 7 Comments · general stuff
I’m sure most of you who read this are fully aware of how disgusting it is outside. When I left this morning, the snow was coming down in all it’s pretty white flutteriness. There was just enough on the ground to make the commute kinda messy, but there wasn’t any slipping and sliding involved. I [...]
a bold[sprints] adventure
January 19th, 2009 · 5 Comments · crashes, hanging out
Having gotten my polo fix earlier this week, and today being a holiday, I was on the look-out for some weekend bike-related goodness. Thank God for Boldsprints! It was snowing as I left for Cambridge, and it felt like I was getting facial acupuncture as I pedaled. And then nature and gravity decided to show [...]
Tags:adventure·boldsprints·boston·snow
snow party
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments · general stuff
(Apologies for the blurry picture…) I lost my [riding fixed in the snow] virginity yesterday. And like most good things, I’m totally hooked on biking in this snow. Sure, I did it last year on a freewheel but this is a whole new level of awesome. To make today even better, Open is having another [...]