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  duran 8:58 am on July 28, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: bicycle, bike, geek, obsession, wheels   

  current geek item obsession : getting a new bicycle. 

  About 80% of the people I work with ride bicycles.
  I own a motorcycle, but thats not nearly as useful for a quick zip across town.

  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to give up my SuperHawk… But when you just want to roll out, 10 blocks or so. its not as convenient.

  I stopped riding 3-4 years ago, after a brutal 3 months of being bounced off the hood of taxi cabs and squished between parked cars and septa buses that don’t seem to notice anything around them. I think I got a flat tire, (which really isn’t that uncommon) and just never got it fixed. Then I bought a motorcycle…

  This summer though it seems like everyones got a bike, or buying a bike, or I’m now hanging out with a crowd that has bikes, and they’re always wondering where my bike is… and … soo… now I’m geeking out and trying not to buy a Cannondale Capo, or a Bianchi Pista… and yeah, someone help me.

  I mean, how fucking awesome does this look –> http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/08/cusa/model-8PR1.html

  I guess I’m looking for a single speed, or maybe a 3 speed, bike… with at least one brake…
  I’ll probably end up building it from parts… but yeah… I need to put the money down and just do it so I have something this end of the summer and fall to enjoy.

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    Leah 10:44 am on July 28, 2008 Permalink

    Yeah, I pulled out my bike and went to the grocery store several weeks ago. I keep meaning to ride it more though. And we’re getting Nick’s bike fixed soon. He has two flats and it’s sitting in my dining room begging for help.

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  duran 1:50 pm on May 19, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: bicycle, clothes, cycle, fashion, motorcycle   

  As the cyclist who hasn’t ridden since that Taxi Cab nuked him 3 years ago… 

  Clothing like this interests me… or at least the fashionista inside of me.

  http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2008/05/rapha_cycling_g.php

  Cycling the streets of New York poses its own unique set of problems, not the least of which is finding gear that doesn’t make you look like a rolling advertisement. Fortunately, there are a few emerging brands that recognize the value in creating stylish, classic apparel with discrete branding. The British company Rapha develops high-performance clothing and accessories for the most demanding road racers and urban messengers around. From featherweight stowaway jackets to touring shorts that won’t make you look like a sausage, smart tailoring, advanced materials and a decidedly non-geeky approach to cycle wear characterizes the label.

  On a more generic note, there are a few things I do that require “functionality” more then “style”. As a motorcycle enthusiast, its the hardest thing in the world to find clothing that “works” and doesn’t make you look like a giant asshole at the same time. I’ve recent purchased a whole set of REV’IT Gear that I plan on talking about more in the future… but the bike’s in the shop after the recent adventures I had in Lehigh County… As soon as she’s out of the shop, I plan on going on a nice ride (slower this time ) that will give me a chance to really know if the money I spent on the gear was worth it from a comfort perspective.