Posted in Copper Harbor, Equipment, Keweenaw, Road, Spring on May 9th, 2008
Springtime is here. Yes, I totally know you needed me to state the obvious. If your bike is like mine, it is sloppily shifting and sluggishly braking. The cables are grimy and loose from cyclocross season and spring road riding. It needs some serious love, much like my body after riding [...]
Posted in Equipment on May 7th, 2008
The day comes when you just can’t find the motivation to get out the door. I experience this a lot. Maybe it’s a girl-thang, but I find that one thing in particular is a great motivator. NEW CLOTHES! Oh, yes. What girl can resist taking a roll around the neighborhood [...]
Posted in Equipment on May 7th, 2008
“They’re the second most important piece of safety equipment.” This is what one of my bike guys likes to say about sunglasses. Although, if you’re like me, riding through the dark forest, your sunglasses aren’t so sunny. They are lightweight glasses with interchangeable lenses. Mountain biking days call for clear lenses, [...]
It’s interesting how cycling helmets have so much opposition. Excuses for not wearing them are plentiful:
They don’t look cool.
They don’t feel right.
If I fall, the helmet will cause neck injury by rotataing my head on impact (this was part of an Australian study against laws necessitating the use of a helmet).Helmets among cyclists are [...]
