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superb friends

October 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · bike shops

Dear 842 Beacon St., You and I, we’ve been through a lot. Remember back in 2008, when I got my first adult bike built up at your place? We were both kind of rough around the edges back then, and I felt a little left behind when you morphed into a way classier version of [...]

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the weekend in pictures

April 18th, 2011 · No Comments · bike shops, hanging out, life

Found part of a note on the way back from a ride… Visited Superb for some repairs… And made a new friend, Milo [Christian's adorable American Pit].

bella biciclette

November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · bike shops

For a smaller city, Boston has its fair share of good bike shops. As a semi-crazed law student looking for distraction in the form of bike porn, I’ve hung out at quite a few shops…and made some pretty awesome friends in the process. One shop that I clearly love above all others in this city [...]

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 [...]

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attractive presents

January 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · general stuff, hanging out, style

Back in my fag hag days, a fabulously gay friend once informed me: “I only like to be friends with attractive people.” I laughed in response, at least half in disbelief. The statement sounds ludicrous but I was also struck by its stark naked honesty. We all want to be friends with attractive, fashionable, interesting [...]

drowsy downtown

November 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · bike shops, hanging out

When I first arrived in Boston, with no friends or knowledge of the city, my best friend directed me to Newbury Street. It’s no New York, she cautioned, but it would at least be something to do/see. She was right. On both points. The long stretch of Newbury Street made for good people watching and [...]

an outlier problem

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · cassette, handmade goodies, hanging out, sales, style

You know you’re at Interbike when the day starts with a stop by a suite at the Venetian, and the elevator next to you spits out a guy in a full kit on his bike, who clips in and rides his way to his hotel room. But you know the day’s going to be really [...]

undeniably superb

August 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · bike shops, hanging out, style

My love of bike shops is no secret; I’ll stubbornly stand in cleats around bike stands, even with a knee that’s throbbing and begging me to sit down, to kill time with the best mechanics around, whether in NYC or Boston. I never thought, though, that I’d have the opportunity to watch a new bike [...]

mani-pedi pro

August 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · bike parts, fixing stuff, general stuff, style

When I first got Embrocation Cycling Journal volume 2, the first page I incidentally turned to was “The Art of the Bike Wash” by Radio Freddy. On the pages following the piece were pictures and two sentences: “A clean machine is a PRO machine. Keep it PRO, keep it clean.” Sometimes I wish I’d never [...]

courier city

August 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · hanging out, races

If it isn’t obvious already, I’ve been gathering a list of cities I’d love to live in. NYC, Portland, Seattle, Austin… And Chicago just made the list. It really should be on there already; my best friend is at UChicago, and she’s always telling me about her incredible vintage finds. But her horror stories of [...]