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This was in The Independent this weekend: James Daley: ‘Another cyclist raced up alongside me and started hurling abuse’

“Men invented war so they could be among themselves. In peacetime, they have bike racing.” Gabriele Rolin But what does it mean when we insist on waging war upon ourselves, flagrantly dismissing dubious weather forecasts, common sense, and good advice from friends in some perverse determination to...

From The Guardian: Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride through the streets of London unless its route was notified in advance were blocked by the law lords today. The House of Lords allowed a challenge by cyclist Des Kay to a court of appeal ruling that the Metropolitan police...

The New York Times has an article today about bike fitting: Ouch, My Knee! Is There a Bike Fitter in the House?

Really good article on studded tires for the winter over on Cyclelicious. I have been indecisive about studded tires. I wanted to see how bad it would be without them. But maybe, given the way people around here drive, it’s better to be safe than dead.

m133s from MonkeyLectric.com, yeah.

After work I went to Downtube and explained the mess my rear derailleur had become. The guy told me all I needed was a pulley, and he found one. I asked about the missing nut, and he explained that the bolt actually screws into part of the derailleur- there is no nut. I was very [...]

So I’m riding home from work today and I stop at the light to wait to make a left onto Hackett. I was in the middle of shifting up a gear when I stopped. I tried to get it to jump while stopped, by lifting my bike off the ground and spinning the pedals, but [...]

Wow, man, it was 56 when I left for work this morning. I could’ve worn shorts. (Fortunately, I have pants with legs that zip off and become shorts, so if it’s this warm on the ride home- look out Albany.)

(or maybe a sticker, or patch to be worn on one’s messenger bag) You’re just jealous because you’re a wuss.