Month: May 2009

The Flat Tire Project

A flat tire fix should be just that. But sometimes it becomes a project. The scenario: My wife, her brother and his wife wanted to go to a huge plant store. For me this rates slightly above watching re runs of Mr. Rogers. With a free hour to two...

Weather 7 Cyclists 3

What a crappy weather system we have been having in the NY metro area this spring. Repeated emails to the weather bureau have not produced results.  Requests for a refund or redo have been ignored. I protest. Even today, it was cloudy, but the weather forecast was for...

The Season of Alternatives

Susan and I ride from March/April to October/November. When we were still working we rode most weekends and took short, one hour rides some week nights. When we became retired we rode two to four full rides most weeks. By mid September I was riding to avoid going back...