Sink or Swim

Tangent: Keep the Spirit Alive

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:05:37 -0700

Journalist Michael Pollan reminds us to keep fighting the good fight in Why Bother?, an inspiring (albeit biased) treatment of environmental idealism, the crazy things we do for it, and why, in the face of insurmountable indifference, it's still u...

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Perspective: For the Love of God, Keep Everything in It

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:25:02 -0800

This post comes transplanted from my personal blog, originally written 11 December 2006. I wish I had documented this process with a digital camera when it had happened. Unfortunately, I did not; these images stolen from the Internet will have to...

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R.I.P. Sheldon Brown, 1944 - 2008

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:45:18 -0800

Sheldon Brown, prominent cyclist and bicycle mechanic, suffered a fatal heart attack yesterday, just six months after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. His website, http://sheldonbrown.com/, and his tireless commitment to knowledge, s...

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Tips: Length Does Matter

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:41:12 -0800

Getting a good fit on a bicycle is a big deal. Traditionally, we concern ourselves with all manner of dimensions: saddle height, saddle tilt, fore-aft position, stem length and rise, and handlebar width are just the tip of the iceberg, and if you ...

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Scratch that.

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:20:09 -0700

I made a post 5 days ago that was messy and unorganized; I was tired and restless and refused to let an hour of drivel-writing go to waste, so I posted it anyway. If you read it, I'm sorry for wasting your time. I've since retracted it. Its conte...

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Zen:

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:22:58 -0700

Green grass means sprinklers and/or dew, so watch out where you park your bike.

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Perspective: The Mass

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 05:02:51 -0700

Critical Mass is simply a monthly bike ride, a gentle saunter through the streets, usually around traffic hour. At the same time, it's an organic mass movement; it brings up to thousands of cyclists together in various cities throughout the United...

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Tips: Get It Right, Get It Tight (But Not Too Tight)

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:36:45 -0700

This post is intended for home mechanics. If you don't know what a horizontal dropout is, this post will be of no interest to you. If you're interested in learning, I may prepare a layman's explanation of the ins and outs of simpler drivertrains i...

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Explained: What the Hell's a Saddle Sore?

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:42:31 -0700

We catch wind of the story occasionally, and always in too-vague terms: don't hang around in your spandex too long post-ride; it's warm, dark, and moist down there, which means that the prokaryotes taking residence on your hoo-hoos are (asexually...

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Tips: Fixed Gear on a Budget

nobody@vox.com(Quixote) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:42:15 -0700

Most mechanics will tell you that in order to safely convert your bike to a fixed gear, you must procure a rear wheel that can fit a reverse-threaded lockring so's your cog won't come spinning off when you push backwards on the pedals, but very f...

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