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Good Deals on Bike Stuff

Bike Noob | December 17th 2009

The previous post on bike expenditures got me thinking: What’s the best way to save money on bike stuff? This may not be the best time of year to write on this topic, being the prime shopping season and all, but maybe it is. Maybe, if we’ read more

Budget Busters

Bike Noob | December 15th 2009

Our regular guest poster, Don Blount, came up with a suggestion the other day: Track how much we spend on biking during the year. “Someone told me that biking was not an inexpensive activity,” said Don. “After buying a bike, what’ read more

Fitting in

Bike Noob | September 27th 2009

Jeff Hemmel is back again, telling of his recent attempt to ride with the big boys. Meanwhile, I’m still taking responses to the question, “What saddle do you ride?” Drop me an email. I’ll have a report sometime this week. Lat read more

What saddle do you ride?

Bike Noob | September 24th 2009

Here’s a post on a subjective topic: saddles. We’ve discussed them in the past, and it always seems to be a topic of interest. This time around, I want to know what kind of saddle you’re riding, and what you think of it. This idea read more

Random (Noob) Tips

Bike Noob | August 22nd 2009

Jeff Hemmel diverts us from talk of stop lights and tickets with a sampling of tips for noob riders. As noobs, we have a lot to learn. I originally found this blog when I was trying to find out how to align my cleats. Chances are, many of you have a read more

LYSTREJSEN - min kærlighed til italienske modalverber og koparre…

Forfatteren Peter H. Fogtdal | August 17th 2009 by Peter H. Fogtdal

Forleden var der en boghandler, som sendte mig en dejlig mail.Jeg kendte ham ikke, men han havde lige læst Lystrejsen og skrev, at det var den bedste danske roman, han havde læst i årevis.Nu er jeg selvfølgelig ikke til fals for smiger. Og dog - read more

Bike-Chasing Dogs…And Dog-Chasing Bikes

Bike Noob | July 31st 2009

By Jeff Hemmel — Let me say first, I love dogs. Truth be told I’m not so big on cats, but dogs are my kind of pet. Just not when they’re chasing me on my bike. Most of the time, that’s not an issue. Leash laws and traffic combine to make read more

Rollin’ With the Bobke

Bike Noob | July 16th 2009

Jeff Hemmel was lucky enough to go on a ride recently with Tour de France commentator Bob Roll.  While we’re all in Tour mode, I thought it would be apropos (Mon Dieu, Noob!) if he told us all about it. So anyway, the other day I was out for a read more