I haven’t ridden my bike since well before the Portland Snowpocalypse started (around December 15). You see, I stupidly gave myself a flat tire, and then was unable to add more air.
One morning, the rear tire looked a little low, so I thought I’d better put a little extra air in before I left for [...]
Today I got to do something that is often a barrier to bicycle commuting: I had to go to more than one site; I had a meeting at another school. It was really no problem; about 10 minutes between schools. Of course, if you have to go further, it might still be a problem, but [...]
Yes, I’m resorting to links. It’s also called “putting these into a blog post so I can finally close the tabs in Firefox.” If you’re interested in bicycle commuting, here are my latest finds.
The Well Runs Dry has several good posts on bicycle commuting:
The author first chronicles his journey in How I Became I Bicycle [...]
My husband shrank my wool sweater! The one from Goodwill, that was a primary piece of my cycling wardrobe!
All he has to say is “Well, I washed it on cold and laid it out to dry!”
All I can say is that it’s still shrunken.
I really should just get some decent wool or wool/silk underwear. Anyone [...]
I’ve been commuting strictly by bus for the past several days. Why? Because after I changed the rear tube last week, apparently I didn’t tighten the bolts correctly or something (or, possibly it’s not my fault at all) and the wheel slipped out of alignment mid-commute, stranding me at NE 113th and Glisan. [...]




