Category: Cycling

My old yellow Giro helmet was in sad shape: the Roc-Loc was held together with a wire tie, the foam pads were falling apart, the visor was attached with electrical tape, and the straps had stretched enough to put the buckle somewhere between my jaw and left ear. I prefer to have a brightly colored…

After a long, long, long weekend of weddings and broken window regulators I went for a ride. I managed to get in a short ride on Monday afternoon, in the rain. Eric and I rode about an hour or so through 90°, 100% humidity, and over-grown thorn bushes. After the rain the temperature dropped, but…

The two dollar ’93 Diamondback Cross Country is now a two dollar single speed frame and wheel set. I disassembled the bike, stripped the paint and sprayed the base coat. The color scheme will be a very basic satin black with white panels. You will have to wait to see the details… (it won’t be…