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Rainy night on the town with Belle
One of my friends had a get-together for his birthday last night. Lucky for me, the place at which we were meeting, Cypress Street Pint and Plate, is within biking distance from my home. The dude was surprised to note … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Post, Daily Life
Tagged atlanta, belle, daily life, fenders, food, rain, selle an-atomica
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The Un-loved Bicycle
In 2009, when I was bitten by the bicycle bug, my dude was riding his mom’s hand-me-down aluminum Trek on his 2 mile bike commute. It was not a bad bicycle, but at 6’2″, he needed something larger than a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Post, New Bike
Tagged aluminum, atlantis, bagman, bionx, brooks, carradice, cateye, custom, decals, electric assist, expedetion, fenders, grant petersen, headbadge, lht, long haul trucker, nitto, pedals, planet bike, pletscher, powder coat, red savina, rivendell, saddle, saddlebag, shimano, sks, spd, strada, super c, surly, tangerine treehouse, team pro, trek
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Tinkering with Belle
If you have been following the Belle chronicles, you will remember that I had a bit of a fender bender the other night during my ride to the company holiday party. I later realized that it was actually the front … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Post, Maintenance
Tagged axle, axle alignment bolt, belle, captain dashboard, cockpit, dynamo, dynohub, fenders, flux, hacksaw, hub, maintenance, mirror, saddle, schmidt, selle an-atomica, soddering, solder, soldering, SON, tinkering, tires
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Tweed ride to the company holiday party
Yesterday evening, the dude and I headed out to my company’s holiday party. It was only two miles away, and I promised Shishkabike I would make any trip under 3 miles by bike. Regardless, cycling would have been the most … Continue reading
He likes his fenders
My dude has a certain affinity to fenders.
Separating the men from the boys with Compass Tires
I have a certain affinity to tan sidewalls on tires. It must be the vintage aesthetic that draws me to it. It also has something to do with the stripey-contrast effect given by the sidewall, tire, and fender. These three … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Post, Components
Tagged 26", aesthetic, belle, compass cycles, fender line, fenders, grand bois, panaracer pasela, rivendell, rubber, sks, tire pressure, tire pressure calculator, tires
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