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The Cyclist and the Roundabout 27 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Though not nearly as widespread as in the UK, roundabouts - also known as rotaries and traffic circles - are fairly common back in New England, particularly in the sort of areas that brevets and simil...
To Match, or Not to Match 24 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
"So are you, like, allergic to matching kit?" "Hm?" "Well it's just that I know you own shorts and jerseys from the same manufacturers. But you never wear them together." Caught off guard by being ...
The Feel of the Road 22 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
I never gave much thought to the feel of pavement until I started cycling in Ireland last spring. Then I noticed the difference straight away: The tarmac, as they call it in the British Isles, felt di...
High Heels and Saddle Height 20 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
A belated Monday Mailbox post, on account of my wifi having conked out yesterday. Here is a variation of a question I've gotten from several readers this summer: ...I'd like to wear high heeled shoes...
A Subtle Surprise: Brooks Cambium C-17 17 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm
Earlier this year Brooks surprised their fans by announcing the release of a non-leather saddle: the Cambium C-17. Selected to be one of the beta-testers, I must have been in the very last wave of rec...
Tracing the Tangles 15 Aug 2013 | 03:44 am
In theory, cycling on Cape Ann - with its miles of rocky beaches and quaint villages - should be wonderful. In practice, it is all main roads, devoid of shade and dense with traffic, along a largely h...
What About the Movies? 12 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
"Okay. But what about the movies?" "What about them?.." It was one of those circuitous conversations about whether bikes stand a chance in mainstream culture. The kind of conversation that inevitab....
Fluttering About: the Papillionaire Sommer 6 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm
One of the newer members of the upright city bike club, the Australian Papillionaire (a sponsor of this blog) has recently opened its doors in the USA and sent me a bicycle to try - their step-through...
Hey. You Look Good. 2 Aug 2013 | 09:11 am
Looking straight at her, he said it with nonchalant sincerity, nodding in approval for emphasis. "Hey. You look good." In response she gave him a startled, almost bewildered look. As if caught off g...
Bee-Happy 1 Aug 2013 | 07:27 am
Though I have a surprisingly good track record of not crashing my bike, that does not mean I haven't gotten hurt cycling. And for whatever strange reason, the main cause of that hurt has been bees. Th...
