We’re getting closer to fall, daylight is fading sooner each night and the Team Decaf rides will soon be over for the season.
Here’s a photo from this past Tueday’s ride.
West End Overlook with Team Caffeine
This past Tuesday’s Team Caffeine ride was a scenic one, with a stop at the West End Overlook at the half way point. It’s hard not to enjoy the view from here, and the only thing better is seeing it with a hoard of bikes at the top! If you see yourself in one of… Continue Reading
Concord Pacer S/S – My New Old Bike
I’ve had this vintage Concord Pacer S/S 10-speed road bike for a few years now, but I’m finally getting around to fixing it up. It’s a well crafted steel frame, with paint and emblems in decent shape. As far as I can tell, everything on it is original (except maybe the tires). The biggest problem… Continue Reading
Dirty Bottom Bracket
I started hearing the metronome-like tick-tick-tick of the bearings down by my feet as I was biking to work the other day. The unmistakable sound of a bottom bracket gone bad. So I removed the bottom bracket to get the part number and measurements (how am I supposed to remember that it’s a Shimano ES25 with… Continue Reading
BMC Demo Day at North Park
I’m hooked. I went to the BMC Demo Day put on by the fine folks at Top Gear Bicycle Shop agt North Park today. Instead of riding the trails, which I normally do at North Park, I wanted to try something different – a road ride. I’d only been on a road ride once before, many… Continue Reading
Pittsburgh’s First Bike Corral
Pittsburgh’s first on-street bike corral was officially unveiled today just outside Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl was on hand to give the “bikes are good for the city” speech in front of the overflowing row of bikes. On-street bicycle corrals have proven to increase parking capacity while encouraging people to bike. Bike… Continue Reading
Waterproof your bag for less than 7 cents [Video]
I hate riding to work in the rain. One of the biggest challenges is just keeping your backpack ( and more importantly, the contents inside) dry. I have a trick that I use whenever it looks like it’ll rain – watch the video below to see how I waterproof my backpack for less than 7… Continue Reading
The National Bike Challenge 2012
Check out this incredible program – The National Bike Challenge. This free program goes from May 1 to August 31, with the goal of getting 50,000 people nationwide to bike 10 million miles. I know, that seems audacious. But it is completely doable, and it all starts with you. Go to the website, sign up,… Continue Reading
Photos: Sun Rising Over Pittsburgh Rivers
The past couple of weeks have been perfect for biking to work. The mornings have been cool enough to keep from sweating on the way to work, and the afternoons have been almost summer like. With days like this, it’s hard not to stop and take some pictures along the route. Below are just… Continue Reading
2 Essential Items for Biking to Work
One thing that often prevents people from biking to work is the idea of sweat. No, not the fact that they would have to put some effort into getting to work. But what to do about staying fresh and clean around your coworkers. Nobody likes BO. I’ve found two items absolutely essential for my daily commute –… Continue Reading
