One up: On Saturday, I unshipped my chain. I not only remembered that when the chain falls completely outside the chainwheels, one must get off the bike at...

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 I preserve my bread-and-butter pickles in a syrup made of equal parts by volume of 5% cider vinegar and white sugar. When I ate...

Today I learned that unless it's actully below the freezing point, it is *not* too early in the spring to start carrying ice. First I bought a jar of...

Sunday, 21 March 2021 Every time I dress for the bike, I think that I'll miss those five extra pockets when it's warm enough to wear only one jersey. But what...

Thursday, 8 April 2021 Yesterday I dashed out for chicken makhani, dug my yellow do-rag out of winter storage, wondered where my summer cycling gloves were...

On Friday, February 16, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Alan Bloom wrote: I commuted home in the rain last night. On a whim, I weighed my wet clothes (not...

https://www.timesunioneedition.com/Warsaw-Times-Union-04202021-e-Edition/7A/# Today's Times-Union has a filler ad on page 7A that gives safety rules for bike...

"j" == John B writes: j On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:38:22 -0400, Frank Krygowski j wrote: On...

Yesterday, I rode to Sprawlmart to renew my driver's license. I couldn't see anything in the eye test, but she passed me anyway. But I find "BF" on my...

I've been riding Trek road bikes for about thirty years. The right size for me is 52 CM. I am looking for a 7 or 8 speed road bike to put on a trainer in my...

Three pairs of tights and NO sweatpants! On my previous ride, I got a marvelous idea: if I wear my mask over my chin instead of letting it dangle on my...

I deleted the internet-bob group in google groups by mistake and can no longer find it. Any suggestions? Thank you On Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at 6:31:44...

The Saturday before last, I found myself on Market Street on my way from Paws 'n Claws to the Old Jail, and stopped to measure the mayor's beloved "buffered...

The last two times I went out, I came back without the safety pin in the ankle of the right leg of my sweat pants. That is, of course, the important pin --...

While sorting a broken box of papers, I came across some old diaries: quote 22 January 1991 I've been needing exercise, so I thought I'd ride my bike...

Subject: When I saw that it was snowing, I changed to thinner socks. OB bicycles: they were Pearl Izumi socks. The thick socks that I'd put on with my...

I used to have a cassette tape, "Music 'N Sync," that had a loud "beat" at 90 bmp. I used this for indoor cycling and more or less memorized it to use on the...

This post is the first of a weekly series of grandmotherly aphorisms. Each subject line will begin "AG:" for your killfiling convenience. It seems obvious...

I spent more time dressing than I spent on the bike yesterday. It's so BORING to just ride around in circles that I dropped off some stuff that doesn't fit at...

Many years ago, a shoe salesman showed my sister that stretch socks are much more comfortable if you pinch the fabric at the end of the big toe, stretch it way...