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The fixed gear bike
To talk about a "fixie" in cycling circles is to invoke an emotional response. To talk about a "fixie" in certain social circles is to invoke an emotional response. To talk about a "fixie" in almost...
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Safety Levers
Most people start biking on bikes that have flat handlebars. Because of this, when we get on our first road bike, we try to ride the "tops" (see top right picture below) of the drop bars and look to...
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Toe Overlap
What is toe overlap? Toe overlap is when a rider's feet are at 3 o'clock and he turns his handlebars, and the back of the tire hits the front of his foot. This is more of a challenge with bikes that...
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Types of Vintage Road Bikes
In general vintage road bikes can be grouped into three types: racing, touring, and sport. I'm not counting track bikes because they are meant for tracks, and I'm not counting upright bikes as they...
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Types of Steel Tubing
Understanding steel tubing can be a real mystery challenge. A secret decoder ring would really go a long way in this matter. Until someone is kind enough to manufacture that specific cracker jack...
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Univega Gran Turismo
This isn't my image, but rather came from this great websiteThe Gran Turismo was usually Univega's second from the top of the line of their grand touring bikes. It was a triple with 5 and then 6 gears...
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Holiday gifts for the bike lover that you love!
When someone you love is crazy about bikes, it is always a great place to start when it comes to gift buying. So here are some ideas for buying gifts for the bike lover that you love!The much coveted...
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Univega 1978 Hierarchy and catalog scans
The following is the hierarchy for Univega in 1978. The serial numbers on these bikes should begin with the letter G. Road :Gran PremioGran RallyGran TurismoViva SportNuovo SportSuper TenCustom...
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The following is the hierarchy for Univega in 1976. The serial numbers on these bikes should begin with the letter E. Road:Gran RallyGran TurismoViva SportNuovo...
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X-bow hits the trail...and the ground
The X-Bow meets its first trailSo I took out my new Ridley X-Bow for my first off road adventure. I took it onto the trails behind LaSalette in the hopes of experiencing some nice biking trails. On...
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The Search for a New Bike: Aluminum vs. Carbon
So I got the Ridley XBow in January, and I am very excited to ride some trails on it, but I decided to make the dive into a new road bike. After talking to the very nice person at Caster's On Fourth,...
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Thinning the Herd
With my recent acquisition of two new high budget (for me) bicycles, I've started to confront my need to thin the herd. For one, I have many redundant bicycles. Do I really need 5 vintage steel...
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The Search for a New Bike: Where to buy it.
So once I decided I wanted a carbon fiber bike, I had to choose which brand and which model to purchase. I started by looking at my choices at some of my favorite bike shops. Providence Bicycle...
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The $89 fixie
So when I'm at Target, I always sneak away to peak at the bikes. Bikes at department stores are essentially junk. I thought people were exaggerating when they said this, but after a number of brushes...
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This is the End
Yes, while waiting to be rescued, I thought taking a picture of myself while stranded in the dirt would be appropriate.On Wednesday I got ready for my daily ride. Originally, I planned a hilly ride...
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What to expect when you break your hip at 30
I've been putting off any new posts. Although, I ironically had all summer with little to do, it was hard to bring myself to actually post anything. But I figure I might as well document the recovery...
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Walking vs. Riding
Ok, I don't have any pictures of me limping.As I recover from my broken hip, I have really surprised myself (and many others) by being able to ride my bike far better than I can walk. Everyone looks...
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Providence Cyclo-cross Festival
A talented rider (note his intact hip)Well, not surprisingly I did not race at the Providence cyclocross races. These of course are the races I've been to every year for the last three years. These...
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Road Bike Accessories
So you have a road bike and are wondering which accessories to invest in first. Well, these are certainly not going to be the same for everybody as we all have distinct needs (e.g. night time riders...
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My Fallability
Not MeUnlike the Pope, I am quite fallible. I recently had someone comment on one of my pages about some mistakes I had made. When I read it, I noticed I certainly had made some mistakes and wasn't...
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