Verb wrangler. Bicycle rider. Little people raiser. Depth plumber.
West Pole
Joined November 2009
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Hey @SouthwestAir when your employee asked me to list a few items in my bag you lost, I didn’t realize I needed to specify the Bluetooth speaker and medication in order to keep your employees from stealing them. Lesson learned.
It’s January. WTF?!
#GeysersFire @ Geysers Peak in Sonoma Co, units still en-route reporting a 1/2 acre vegetation fire w/ strong winds on it, addl resources being requested. Visible on several cameras (believe the first camera is very close to the fire/zoomed in).
I've devoted myself to cycling for more than 30 years. Part of what keeps me in the sport is what it teaches me about larger lessons in life. cyclingindependent.com/the-p…
Bike geometry is pretty easy to digest once you understand two numbers: bottom bracket drop and trail. I've often been told that trail is too complicated for riders to understand. That's bunk; the math is hard, but the effect is straightforward. cyclingindependent.com/the-a…
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Before there were lock-on grips for mountain bikes, we used Aqua Net hairspray to slide the grips on. When there were lots of bikes to assemble, the bike shop smelled like a hair salon.
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Good news:
@UnitedAirlines has dropped its bike fee, like
@Delta and @AmericanAir but flying with a bike still is rarely charge-free. cyclingindependent.com/unite…
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When I worked for @DICKS we sold bikes from May to September like someone hawking hotdogs at a football game. That was more of a problem than it sounds. cyclingindependent.com/at-th…
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It was billed as a chance to bring bike shop quality to mass-market consumers. Working for @dickssportingss proved to be quite different. cyclingindependent.com/at-th…
In my latest installment of The Angle, we continue our discussion of forks and details to consider if you're going to look at an aftermarket fork, not to mention what a goat parade the aftermarket fork scene was in the 1990s.
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There is a longstanding practice among bike mechanics to "stretch" newly installed cables. But you can't stretch steel. So just what is happening? Our man Padraig explains. cyclingindependent.com/at-th…
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In Part II of my look at forks for The Angle, I dig into one of the more interesting aspects of experiencing different bike geometries: threshold of perception. cyclingindependent.com/the-a…
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At the Bench: cup-and-cone bearings have gone the way of the dodo. Is that a good thing? cyclingindependent.com/at-th…
Of all the dimensions in a bike's design, few can rival fork rake for impact on handling. In my latest installment of "The Angle," I look at just how it works.
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In my latest "At the Bench" I look at how the bike you want doesn't always line up with the bike the shop has, even when there's not a pandemic on. cyclingindependent.com/at-th…
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I'll put it this way, Tyler's bike from the Tour de France is sitting in my bro's garage. From the archives and with a tip of the hat to @RedKitePrayer
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In the At the Bench I examine the minutia and vagaries of bike assembly. Everyone loves minutia and vagaries!!
Also, a small tribute to Anthony Bourdain.
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Sometimes, working on a bike isn't really about working on the bike. cyclingindependent.com/the-z…
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An Open Letter to Katie Compton Fans: cyclingindependent.com/an-op…
