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rickrise
 
Sunday
September 14
2008
 
If MyByk is about "bicycle love," then it's the right site for the right time, judging from what i see on my velocipedal rounds each day.

And what I see is more and more people out riding their bikes to get somewhere, or simply to enjoy the world.

Nothing wrong with hammering, but it's a severely limiti ...
 
Location: Los Angeles  
Tags:
hammer, cervelo, orbea, cruiser, three-speed, fixie, travel, joy
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hammer, cervelo, orbea, cruiser, three-speed, fixie, travel, joy
rickrise
 
Friday
September 12
2008
 
Yes, we're taking over, slowly but surely: bikes are popping up everywhere!

As I pedaled on my rounds yesterday--buying Mom's groceries, stopping at the Farmers Market on Third & Fairfax for garlic (hey, I'm half Itatian!), popping over to East Hollywood to help a friend rid his computer of viruses (fortunately at h ...
 
Location: Los Angeles  
Tags:
city bike, town bike, transportational, commute, numbers, riding
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  Media:Awaiting
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city bike, town bike, transportational, commute, numbers, riding
rickrise
 
Tuesday
September 09
2008
 
One of my pet peeves is companies that buy up famous old names and then reissue cheap Taiwanese or Chinese generic road bikes under a time-honored marque with which they have nothing in common: Windsor, Mercier, Bottecchia, and countless others produce cookie-cutter bikes that often differ only in paint and decals from each othe ...
 
Location: Los Angeles  
Tags:
Masi, Speciale, tradition, generic, Taiwan, China, Italy, marketing, urban
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Masi, Speciale, tradition, generic, Taiwan, China, Italy, marketing, urban
rickrise
 
Monday
September 08
2008
 
Though yesterday ended with a good deed done for me, and then another one done by me, it began with the tedium called the Los Angeles Triathlon. My wife, who works for one of the sponsors, got to ride the bike-only leg for free, and requested (wifespeak for commanded) that I sign up and accompany her too.

I ...
 
Location: Los Angeles, Venice Beach  
Tags:
triathlon, competitive, compete, registration, chaos, bureaucracy
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  Media:Awaiting
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triathlon, competitive, compete, registration, chaos, bureaucracy
rickrise
 
Sunday
September 07
2008
 
My darling Bottecchia has had an issue with her frame since she came into my life: some brute had decided to fit an undersized seatpost, and squashed the seatlug down to grip it. I have been wanting to fix this for over two years now, and I finally asked my friend Greg ...
 
Location: Monrovia, Pasadena, Los Angeles  
Tags:
frame, builder, townsend, fix, style, good deed
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  Media:Awaiting
Tags:
frame, builder, townsend, fix, style, good deed

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