May 21, 2010
My new bike is on the way
Dan and the good folks over at Dutch Bike company in Boston are hard at work on my new Swift. I am SOOOO excited to get it!
Check The DBC website while major renovations progress... *
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November 29, 2009
New single speed bike in NYC
yea. Rode this morning with @bikeNYc. Specialized aluminum frame with carbon fiber fork.
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September 16, 2009
Green fixie in sfo
Outside sbux by the modern art museum. I love the old school stuff with the Brooks seat, green chromo frame and white grips. Very schwin
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April 27, 2009
designing a new fixie
from RepublicBike.com
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April 16, 2009
My buddie Doran’s new race bike
SEXY! SOOO jealous now.
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February 24, 2009
Tour of California full Flickr stream
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Tour of California highlights
Was in San Diego and surrounding hills to ride some of the stages of the Tour of California and see the pros this last weekend. Here are some of the coolest pictures.
Lance Armstrong’s Time Trial bike that was stolen and now returned.
Stuart Ellman as BMOC with the Cannondale girls
Stuart in the VIP tent waiting for the finish!
Frank Schleck winning the Final Stage 8 sprint right in front of us!
George Hincapie, third on the day
The Peleton finishes
Winners of Stage 8
Levi gets his due from the podium girls for overall winner of the Tour of California!
Astana wins overall team prize. Lance Armstrong fourth from the right
yea!
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February 23, 2009
Felt curbside spotted at Tour of California
new fixie. free wheel with two brakes. Integrated wrench in the water bottle holder. Very cool city bike.
specs here
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February 9, 2009
Bicycle envy
my pal chad just got a new Lynskey single speed mountain machine. Ceramic bearings all around, Ti, wow. Envy.
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November 17, 2008
Bike Sharing comes to DC
I have been riding my bike for two years. This is a good trend.
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August 7, 2008
Thoughts on Bike Racing
Raced the thursday night crit at Seward Park tonight. Got stamped into the dust. But had fun. Doran sent me a link to the best article I have ever read about the energy market dynamics in the Peloton. Read it here. I was at the back end of the Peloton with the lost causes. It is actually worse there. Next time I will stay in the middle. From now till then I will ride more.
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August 6, 2008
Got a cure for nettles?
Ok, went to Japanese Gulch for a great mtb ride yesterday. But fell off a few times and found the Nettles. Got a bad case of nettle rash on my lower legs. The field guide says find a fern and rub the back of it on your legs. I kept riding. So the net says try antihistamines. I will try that and report. Just popped two sudafed and the stinging seems to be going down.
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August 5, 2008
Racing thursday night
After reading 10 points, I have to race my bicycle. A friend turned me onto the thursday night series right here in seattle. Racing this thursday. come out and push the pedals.
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July 26, 2008
Final Swobo hack
OK, a friend of mine broke his neck when he clipped out of his fixie without a brake. So I have one now. And short bars. Cool eh?
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July 24, 2008
Hacking the Swobo (literally)
Ok, so I have gotten the fixie bug a bit lately. Bought two Swobo Sanchez fixies. One for Seattle and one I leave in NYC. One of my favorite features is the beer opener in the seat 
cool eh? But I don't really like the long handlebars.
so I decided to chop mine.
Before:
hummm that looks about right. Super sazall rules@!!!
After. Ah, sweet simplicity.....
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February 3, 2008
Fixies are going around
Joi has a new fixie from Mission Bicycles. Drop versus straight bars are a personal perference. I like straight for fixie in town. Don't like drop for in town, no leverage for bunnyhops over curgs. The concept of a base bike with little branding that you can customize is cool. But at $790 base model and up, they are a little pricey versus Swobo. I will take the Swobo. And it has a beer bottle opener in the seat. Beat that boyz!
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