I had a great ride to and from work today! I was surprised, because I’d been having such a hard time back in the fall. Aside from my frequent mechanical failures, I often felt like I was struggling just to keep the bike moving. Small hills nearly had me in tears. And in the evenings, [...]
Posted on January 01st, 2009 in Cycling, Sustainability
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 [...]
Posted on December 03rd, 2008 in Cycling, Sustainability
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 [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2008 in Cycling, Sustainability
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 [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 in Cycling
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 [...]
