As of the first I’m living the ”loft life”.

Brooklyn Natural, I wish you were a bodega, a bodega with meat, red meat.

I probably shouldn’t be allowed to ride with an iPod. Technically, I suppose I’m not, at least with both ear buds in.

I found a Cap ‘n’ Jazz anthology in my buildings trash, I wish I had known when I was 15 I would’ve just bought this single two disc set instead of their discography, and the At The Drive In discography. I would’ve invested that extra money and by now I wouldn’t be working as a messenger.

I have a saddle sore that feels what Turkish Revenge must be like, except I didn’t try to smuggle any hash out of the country to deserve it.  Does anyone have a good way to deal with this problem? I’ve gotten some interesting suggestions thus far, including wearing thin adult diapers while riding.

Sadly, the next day was a wet one.

Last night I met up with partner-in-crime Crihs to loan him my Canon 20D. After the exhausting week off, he was back at work and a little worse for the wear.Then it rained like hell today. At least he was headed for a nap.

He could be giving YOU bike advice

From time to time I read forums and other blogs and I see the same questions repeated over and over again. Questions about spoke tension, frame materials, whether or not to grease bottom bracket spindles, and other old chestnuts. Sheldon Brown did a lot to address these classics, and was also kind enough to acknowledge his long-time adversary and wheel expert Jobst Brandt.

But the crucible that forged these ideas and shaped these positions was Usenet. Specifically, rec.bicycles.tech. Where else can you see a poster with a NASA email address replying to a thread about frame materials with information about how similar the elastic modulus being debunked by someone with an obscure .gov email address pointing out that yield point is vastly different?

In the early 90s, this is where Sheldon Brown, Jobst Brandt, and a cast of dozens which included engineers, racers, students and bicycle enthusists of all stripes, honed their opinions on all matters technical and bicycling. So the next time you want to know why rear brakes are less efficient, and thus why (implicitly) a fixed gear without brakes isn’t really that safe, search the archives.

I know this video has been kicking around for a while now, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome.