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Thursday
October 30
2008
 
I was working on the Cheap Bike Project (of which more later), and my friend Wes Oishi invited over to his shop a couple of miles away to chase & face and otherwise fritter away a morning.

 
Location: Los Angeles  
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messenger, courier, bag, Oishi, MacDonald, carry, frame, bike, cheap, project
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rickrise
 
Monday
October 27
2008
 
As some of you know, I make my living designing cycling clothes that don't look like cycling clothes, since I discovered through meticulous research that most folks feel uncomfortable walking into a grocery store, a cubicle, Grandma's house, or (most) bars wearing logo-splashed skin-tight Lycra that outlines every detail of thei ...
 
Location: 1929  
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Election, bikes, commute, lycra, clothes, knickers, corporate
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rickrise
 
Friday
October 24
2008
 
Up for sale, that is.

After much consideration, I finally decided to put my 1984 Trek 610 frame up for sale. It's a wonderful frame, a much-beloved model which many of my friends own, respected everywhere, with many features and characteristics I like, but it just didn't blow my skirts up when I rode it. I rode it ...
 
Location: Los Angeles  
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Trek, 610, Bottecchia, Bridgestone, frame, steel, Reynolds, 531
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rickrise
 
Monday
October 20
2008
 
This morning, two sets of traffic lights went out on Wilshire when a DWP crew disconnected something in an undergound tunnel. I was walking to the bank just after it happened, a little after rush hour, and no traffic cops had shown up yet to guide folks through the intersections.

Wilshire has a dozen little streets ...
 
Location: Los Angeles, Miracle Mile  
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rickrise
 
Friday
October 17
2008
 
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