bicycle

I have a new bike

Published by on February 15, 2012

rather than take a picture of mine, I’m being lazy and linking to the image on the Vivente website: I took it for a test ride today (leaving work slightly early) and it all feels good. The gearing is significantly lower than the Gemini – all this year’s Viventes have mountain-bike gearing whereas in previous years some had higher road… Read more →

It’s almost last rites…

Published by on February 8, 2012

Gemini, a photo by wamblicious on Flickr. I got a call from the bike ship yesterday. They found that both seat stays have developed a crack near the top. The metal narrows and flattens there at the braze point, and the worry is that the frame could collapse. It’s part of the original frame (as the only thing replaced in… Read more →

Unspeak – theory and application

Published by on May 26, 2006 | 3 Responses

(well, it’s a good title, if not entirely accurate) Tonight I went to see Don Watson, Ruth Wajnryb and Stephen Poole interviewed as part of a future broadcast of The Book Show, on Radio National. Don Watson is the author of Weasel Words, Ruth is the author of Language Most Foul, and has a column in the Sydney Morning Herald… Read more →

Danya has a new bike

Danya has a new bike

Published by on March 18, 2006

I went shopping with my youngest brother for a bike today. We ended up with an Avanti Blade Sport from Inner City Cycles. It’s a nice, reasonably lighy hybrid with a suspension seat post. I’ve never seen one before – they’re fairly snazzy and must take a lot of the effect of rough surfaces out of the body, while not… Read more →

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