Month: January 2026
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Workshop twofer
The weather would have been OK for a ride today — clear and warm in the sun, with just a bit of chilly wind — but it’s a maintenance day. Hornsby has been in the Workshop in the Sky for several weeks, since the chain incident, simply because there hasn’t been enough sunlight for commuting.…
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Chasing Mt Fuji
I’d have been perfectly content to sit at home today surfing the horrible news and the cat photos, but Nana had prepared the rice for her world-famous onigiri, and so I was obligated to get on the bike. (Granted, I could have doddled to the park and eaten the onigiri there, then hung out in…
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Any way the wind blows
I was determined to get out the bike yesterday. The forecast was for a warm day with some moderate wind. The only fly in the ointment was the temperature in the morning: about 3C. I finally got underway at 9:50, which was later than I’d planned but not as late as it might have been…
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Hey baby I’m your telephone man
I’d thought about having my 初走り ride today, just down to Haneda and back with a brief stop at the office to take care of a telephone configuration that I should have done back in December. And I just … kept putting off getting started this morning. The temperature was one reason, but just being…
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International Twist Your Seatpost Day
Happy International Twist Your Seatpost Day to all who celebrate! And that should include everyone who has a seatpost. It’s very simple to play along: It’s important to do this on a regular basis — at least once a year — to avoid having the seatpost seize in the bicycle frame. Take it from someone…