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Packed and ready
Take to the Sky, ready to go Apart from a handful of small items I’ll need between now and tomorrow morning, my bike is ready for the Trans Am Bike Race. My self, that’s another matter.
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Ride report: Springfield, OR
A big day on the bike. We had a strong tailwind almost all day, and it’s clear many of the racers are making hay while the sun shines. The guys at the pointy end are all around 300 miles for the day,...
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Ride report: Prineville, OR
Slept well and woke up at 5:30. Got rolling about 45 minutes later. Not great efficiency. Rode to Lewisburg and stopped at a greasy spoon for breakfast. At some point while riding along the McKenzie...
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Ride report: Baker City, OR
I am writing this post the day after the ride–technically, my ride ended after midnight, so arguably it is the same day. I reached Mitchell–home of the Spoke’n Hostel–pretty early and had their...
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Ride report: Halfway, OR
The big push into Baker City took a lot out of me. I was staying at the Churchill School bike hostel, and rolled out late because I did laundry there. I stopped in town for breakfast and discovered...
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Ride report: Ontario, OR
I got off to a reasonably early start after sleeping like the dead. The weather was cloudy and cool, which was a nice change from the day before. The first part of the day was riding along a dam...
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Dynamo hubs, USB converters, power banks, and phones
My bike has a SONdelux dynamo hub and I recommend it to anyone interested in distance riding, especially when self-sufficiency is important. I also ride with a power bank, and use my iPhone in lieu of...
View ArticleReasonably priced bike gear
Cycling is expensive. Any activity that requires equipment is going to involve some expense, and cycling’s equipment requirements are fractal in nature. You don’t just get a bike, you get clothing. You...
View ArticleAccretory debt
There’s a concept from the world of software development called “technical debt”—basically, that code you write today needs to be maintained in the future, and the jankier your code is today, the...
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The Kingdom of Paper
I have been helping my sisters clear out my parents’ old place, and I’ve been dealing with paper. I’ve got three piles going: recycle, shred, keep. The shred pile—anything with personally identifying...
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