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Why Repair a Snow Shovel?
Tagged: diy project winter opinion
Everyone in my life is familiar with my shit by now. I find things in back alleys and take them home. It’s a compulsion. I collect trash like a corvid. This time I brought home a broken snow shovel.
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Bikewatch: Montreal
Earlier this year my partner and I took a trip to Montreal, which is one of the premiere bikeable cities in Canada. While we were there, I made a point of trying to photograph bikes on the street that I found notable or interesting. I’ve documented some of my observations here - no scientific goal or structured data gathering. Just following my nose.
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The Lost Kona
I found another trashed bike.
This one was by a dumpster on the edge of a mall parking lot - a deviation from my usual back alley finds. It was missing a front wheel and had a tree branch lashed to the rear chainstay. Probably something jury-rigged for towing.
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Fixed Gear Retrospective
Last year, before I got super bike crazy, my mom found a strange bike at a community junk swap. It was a beautiful deep-red lugged steel Raleigh Olympus. She said she had picked it up to take home, and noticed that as she was walking it back, the cranks were slowly spinning and bumping into her leg.
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Winter Riding Retrospective
Tagged: bike diy opinion winter
This is a continuation of The Winter Huffy Build.
My first winter of riding a bike was a roaring success. I can proudly (and with much hubris) say that I never wiped out or had an accident, though I definitely had my fair share of moments where I lost traction. To that end, I’d like to give my own list of advice for anyone who wants to ride in the winter.
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Becoming Obsessed with Bikes
In 2021, I started getting into cycling. Like, really into cycling. Or more accurately, getting into bicycles. Cycling conjures up images of men in skintight spandex riding $2000 carbon fiber framed bicycles with garish brand names plastered all over the thick tubing.
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