Cycling, Etc. Archives - Jewels https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/tag/cycling/ Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:08:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/siteadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon.png Cycling, Etc. Archives - Jewels https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/tag/cycling/ 32 32 Ride By: pt 2 https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-pt-2/ https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-pt-2/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:25:36 +0000 http://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/?p=644 A trio from a ride to Kennedy School one fine Saturday. As the sun began to set, I found myself wanting to peer inside windows and catch glimpses of people settling in next to lamps and fire lights. Instead, I realized I forgot my own bike lights and did my best to pedal on. I’d never been so bummed to see so many blinds. What happened to the age of picture windows and front porch perching? See Ride By Shooting for more.  

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]]> A trio from a ride to Kennedy School one fine Saturday. As the sun began to set, I found myself wanting to peer inside windows and catch glimpses of people settling in next to lamps and fire lights. Instead, I realized I forgot my own bike lights and did my best to pedal on. I’d never been so bummed to see so many blinds. What happened to the age of picture windows and front porch perching? See Ride By Shooting for more.

 

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]]> https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-pt-2/feed/ 0 Ride by Shooting: Take 1 https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-shooting/ https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-shooting/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:07:27 +0000 http://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/?p=635 Warning: do not try this at home nor on the streets w/out proper helmet and balance. Compared to last week’s experiment, from the “safety” of my car, I found that I was less likely to capture people from my bike. Instead, I focused on architecture or waited until I was comfortably seated behind a book to spy on my fellow citizens. Nevertheless, a few from the first roll, to be digested later.

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]]> Warning: do not try this at home nor on the streets w/out proper helmet and balance.

Compared to last week’s experiment, from the “safety” of my car, I found that I was less likely to capture people from my bike. Instead, I focused on architecture or waited until I was comfortably seated behind a book to spy on my fellow citizens.

Nevertheless, a few from the first roll, to be digested later.





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]]> https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2011/04/ride-by-shooting/feed/ 0 New Bike, New Burst of Energy https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2008/05/new-bike-new-burst-of-energy/ https://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/2008/05/new-bike-new-burst-of-energy/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 07:44:52 +0000 http://blog.jewelmlnarik.com/?p=78 After 4 trips to bike shops and 7 test rides, I went back to the first store I visited (twice yesterday and twice today) to buy my new love. This “starter” road bike possesses strength, radiates beauty and invites all, who pass by, on an energizing yet not exhausting 40 mile ride. This is my third “pure-bread” bike (that I didn’t pick up off the side of the road) and I’m looking forward to a long-term relationship with it, unlike it’s 2 predecessors. My first, a lower-end Fuji roadster, and I were together for a year before heartless thieves ran off with it. A few months later, only last fall, I picked up a Gary Fischer and complained about lack of comfort. So I left it in Missouri, while on my winter/spring road trip, for […]

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]]> Giant OCR-3wAfter 4 trips to bike shops and 7 test rides, I went back to the first store I visited (twice yesterday and twice today) to buy my new love. This “starter” road bike possesses strength, radiates beauty and invites all, who pass by, on an energizing yet not exhausting 40 mile ride.

This is my third “pure-bread” bike (that I didn’t pick up off the side of the road) and I’m looking forward to a long-term relationship with it, unlike it’s 2 predecessors. My first, a lower-end Fuji roadster, and I were together for a year before heartless thieves ran off with it. A few months later, only last fall, I picked up a Gary Fischer and complained about lack of comfort. So I left it in Missouri, while on my winter/spring road trip, for my 14 yr old brother to ride. (I still get updates on how awesome it is: it’s only 2 minutes slower than a car for going across town!)

So now’s when I ask locals for all their fabulous bike ride recommendations and invites.

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