Monthly Archives: November 2009

Banning Bikes

Sometimes, cities try to deal with real or imagined bike problems by taking drastic measures. The Austin American-Statesman reported last week on an ordinance passed in Manor, Texas, that bans bikes from a stretch of road in the small city. … Continue reading

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Wrapping Up the Bike Fine Saga

Way back in August, I wrote about an incident involving some members of my club’s B ride who were ticketed for not stopping at a red light before making a right turn. We were stunned to find that the fine … Continue reading

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Some Reading Over Thanksgiving Break

We’re gearing up for a busy five days around our house. We’ll have relatives in for Thanksgiving. The holiday is not until Thursday, but they’ll come in Wednesday and stay until Sunday. My wife has some kind of activities planned … Continue reading

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Garmin, Shmarmin

Guest poster Don Blount finds that sometimes, it’s better to just ride. This was to be an early morning ride. And because of my schedule, I had to be back home no later than 7:30 a.m. I don’t like these … Continue reading

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Minor crash statistics (Are there any?)

After recent posts about my crash in the rain and its resultant slow-healing road rash, one Bike Noob reader sent me this email: There are few good statistics on simple-minor crashes. Crashes that involve a simple fall orĀ losing controlĀ of your … Continue reading

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Road Rash

After my crash a week and a half ago, I noticed that the road rash on my hip was taking awhile to heal. The abrasion took off just the very surface of the skin, but it was slow in scabbing … Continue reading

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Goats and Ghost Bikes

I decided to ride with the B’s this morning, even though I’m not fully recovered from last Sunday’s crash. But I felt pretty good on a 15-mile jaunt with my wife yesterday, and we were scheduled to ride one of … Continue reading

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New Jerseys – the State of Our Kit

Attended a meeting of my bike club tonight. The main item of business on the agenda was to figure out what to do about our club kit. Last year, the design of the club jersey was modified radically — a … Continue reading

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CO2 or a pump? — It never ends

I was chatting with a friend the other day who’s just getting into biking. He was telling me of his experience with his first flat. No pump, no CO2. He had a patch kit in his seatbag, but realized it … Continue reading

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Lesson #11: Turn slowly in the wet

Just adding here to the Top Ten Lessons enumerated in the previous post. Our B ride took a 38-mile route today in nice autumn weather, but the weather deteriorated as the ride progressed. We started in fog and temps in … Continue reading

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