winter
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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Internal Gearing for Winter
Tagged: bike diy project winter
Last year I survived my first winter as a cyclist. This winter, I planned to do much the same thing - throw my leftover chain and brake pads on my old Huffy frame and wear it down over the winter, and then rebuild all my bikes in spring and return to easy, fairweather cycling. Winter, of course, had other plans for me.
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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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The Winter Huffy Build
Tagged: bike diy project winter
Every year, after the first dump of snow, I roll my bike up in a tarp and pack it away for the winter. But this year was different. I had accumulated a ton of trash bikes, and replaced basically every mode of transportation I regularly used with cycling. I was having a great time, and when winter rolled around, the thought of going back to walking, riding the bus, and driving seemed like more of a bummer than usual.
As the months rolled on I became more and more determined. Could I keep cycling through the winter? I’d heard of people doing it, even in my city, which has a (perhaps undeserved) reputation for harsh winters.
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