We’re deep into the Christmas shopping season and some of you have been asking for gift hints. This post is for you. And by “you,” I mean, of course, Warren Buffet or The Sultan of Brunei. Hennessey Venom GT Forget 0-60. That’s soooo 1960s. Forget 0-100. That’s for wannabes. The new gold standard for vehicular… Continue reading Two Things: Venom / Dogma
Category: Cycling
Two Things
This is the first in what I hope will be a periodic – if not regular – series in which I share, well, two things. Each pair may or may not have some relationship to each other; it’s possible that the only thing they have in common is that they happened to catch my eye… Continue reading Two Things
Bike Racked
I’m back in town after about ten days of vacation. A day or so before we headed out, I took delivery of a new bike rack which I hoped would solve the dilemma of how to transport our recumbent tandem. It’s a hitch rack that accommodates up to four bicycles, so I figured that it… Continue reading Bike Racked
Hot Trike
Why didn’t we have these when I was a mere yute?
“Honey, I shrunk the bike”
I finally got around to trying my hand at disassembling our new tandem and figuring out how to load it into the truck. I’m not entirely pleased with either activity, but I figure they’ll improve with practice. The biggest problem I had was removing the timing chain. For you non-tandemists, that’s the chain that connects… Continue reading “Honey, I shrunk the bike”
Life with the new Elliptigo
We’ve had our Elliptigo for about two months, and the Gulfstream recumbent tandem for almost a month, but we still have surprisingly little experience with either one. This is due to a combination of travel schedules, weather, assorted family issues, and, you know, just life in general playing hob with our leisure plans. I have… Continue reading Life with the new Elliptigo
The Stupidity Cycle Pedals Onward
I don’t know why I waste my time reading Facebook comments (other than those left on my own posts; all of my friends are consistently intelligent and full of grace). The level of sheer stupidity and/or cluelessness is enough to make one weep for the future of our society. But, like a moth drawn to… Continue reading The Stupidity Cycle Pedals Onward
Bicycle Assemblage
Ever wonder how one goes about assembling a 10-foot-long bicycle in nine minutes? Wonder no more. (Try to ignore all the shots of my butt. I’m apparently not very camera-aware.)
Cruising the Gulfstream
Hi, Greg. Our 13-year old Duplex is starting to show its age and we’re considering a new Gulfstream. We’d like to have a bike that’s more convenient to travel with, and the option of having 8 S&S couplings with the travel cases is intriguing. What is the upcharge for that option? Also, what is the… Continue reading Cruising the Gulfstream
Elliptigo Bike: First Report
We took delivery of our Elliptgo bike last Wednesday and we finally had some time today to play with it a bit. Here’s a video of our trial runs up and down the cul-de-sac in front of our house. I found the bike very easy to master; after about ten minutes, I felt completely in… Continue reading Elliptigo Bike: First Report