I made another bag for my bicycle. I am calling it a Top Tube Frame Bag since I can’t find a reference to a more appropriate title. I’m really enjoying all the sewing that I’ve been doing! It mounts to the top of the top tube and the front of the seat post. I’ve seen them mostly… [Read More]
Bike Frame Bag Construction
A bike frame bag has become popular in recent years. I am speaking specifically of a compartment that attaches inside the frame tubes of a bicycle. Typically this is wasted space except for a water bottle or two. All sorts of stuff is carried in a frame bag by bikepackers and distance mountain bike travelers… [Read More]
Tiny Tent Research
I have high hopes of doing some camping from my mountain bike in 2013. In some circles, this is called BikePacking. It’s similar to the long existing form of bike touring and carrying all your gear except this done on a mountain bike and is done off the beaten path (mostly). I’m spending some time… [Read More]
PVC Bike Stand
I have found that I MUST stay busy. If I don’t, bad things start to happen (as in depression and all that it does to a person) – particularly at this time of year. Winter is an easy time for me to lay around and feel lousy, throw Christmas on top of it, and… well…… [Read More]
Aghast!
December has arrived. Yesterday I looked at my Strava cycling data for November and was aghast! (yes, truly “aghast”! Both shocked and horrified. I don’t even want to tell you the number of rides or total miles, it is terrible. First, my defense. I traveled two full weeks in November and fought off one head… [Read More]
Sprinting from a flat
After my week long eating binge (otherwise known as “Thanksgiving week at my Mom’s”) I returned home NEEDING to put some miles on my bike. The long riding pants/bibs and jersey that I had ordered from China (long ago) had arrived and I was excited to give them a try. However; I had caught a… [Read More]
I’m a WINNER!
Yes, I won! It doesn’t happen all that often so I have to relish it. Relish….relish…..relish….relish… Ah, it is so wonderful!! So, what did I win? Well, it starts with Elden over on FatCyclist.com. He challenged the great Levi Leipheimer to a bicycle race at Levi’s Gran Fondo. You gotta read the details over on… [Read More]
Winter Woes
The last month has been very hard on my cycling, mountain biking, and general excercise/fitness plan. My desire work out has been high but everything, it seems, has conspired against me. 🙁 First, the loss of daylight really put a damper on things. It was easy to ride for an hour or two before work. … [Read More]
New Bike!
About a month ago, I decided that it was time for a new bicycle. My existing bike (Schwinn Impact Pro) was very old (25 years??). It was still working great and the steel frame was plenty stout. The problem that I was having was that it was so old that upgrading components was very hard…. [Read More]
Review: Shimano PD-M424 Pedal
The issue: Firstly, my cheapo pedals were falling apart. Secondly, I was finding toe clips to be less than ideal on mountain trails. Pedals are one of the many bicycle components that everyone has an opinion about and it seems no two people agree – ok, there aren’t that many options. I really wanted to try… [Read More]
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