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Bicycling is my favorite hobby. I commute 20+ miles round trip about four days per
week, plus some recreational riding, so I hope that I can share something
useful to other cyclists or would be cyclists.
![[HONEY RUN ROAD]](images/honeyrun.jpg)
Honey Run Road, Between Chico & Paradise, CA. It's part of the annual Wildflower Century, though I was going it alone.
This section is actually quite steep.
Honey Run Road, Between Chico & Paradise, CA. It's part of the annual Wildflower Century, though I was going it alone.
This section is actually quite steep.
My Bicycles:
In Service...
- 2006 Trek 520 -- Touring Bike, commuting, touring, and fun
- 1973 (?) Peugeot PX-10 -- Fixed Gear, PURE FUN!
- 1998 Raleigh SC-30 -- previous commuting bike,
currently parted outNOW A MTB! - 1981 Schwinn Voyageur S/P -- newly acquired, needs some cleanup before I ride it regularly
On Vacation...(parted or in storage)
- 197? Nishiki Olympic 12 -- (Currently Parted Out) commuting, shopping, touring, etc.
- ???? Schwinn World Tourist (soon? to be a fixie conversion)
No Longer In My Possession...
- 1999 RANS V-Rex -- Recumbent, takin' it easy
- 2000 Specialized Allez -- Road Bike, long distance rides, occasional rides to work, weekend fun
General Articles:
- A Tale of Two Commutes -- work in progress... not yet complete, but you can peek.
Anecdotes:
These have been migrated to my blog...- I Won!?!
- Snake! Snake!
- It's a good thing that grammar isn't one of the events!
- Connected, Yet Still Disconnected From Nature
- Am I a Real Cyclist?
Links:
Linked here, are some bicycling pages that I have found useful or interesting.- Sheldon Brown's bicycle pages are at: http://www.sheldonbrown.com
I am very sad to report that that Sheldon passed away recently. His influence will always be remembered... He will be remembered as a friend, even though I never had the opportunity to meet him in person.- Sheldon has a huge collection of useful information, from his very
thorough bicycle glossary to easy to understand technical
articles. Sheldon is also a frequent contributor on the
bicycling usenet groups and has frequently answered my
questions about upgrades & repairs.
- Sheldon has a huge collection of useful information, from his very
thorough bicycle glossary to easy to understand technical
articles. Sheldon is also a frequent contributor on the
bicycling usenet groups and has frequently answered my
questions about upgrades & repairs.
- 'Ken Kifer's Bike Pages' are at: http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/index.htm
I am very sad to report that that Ken was killed by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle near his home on Saturday the 13th of September 2003. Ken will surely be missed by all of those that he was such a positive influence on. I will especially miss his positive outlook and generous desire to help others.- Ken is a participant on a few of the bicycling mailing lists that I lurk. He says of his pages: "The purpose of Ken Kifer's Bike Pages is to share what I know about cycling and to encourage others to bicycle as well." His pages make bicycling seem like the obvious choice for day-to-day transportation.
- Alex Wetmore's Bicycle Pages at http://phred.org/~alex/bikes/
- Alex has a lot of useful information about how he's made things work together that weren't designed to do so.