Milestone: To 4,000 & Beyond
I pedaled into my 4,000th mile of the year right about here on Bates Avenue between Lexington and Gateway:
Threat Successfully Diffused Defused
I’m southbound on La Brea, pedaling in the curb lane. There’s a parked car between me and Wilshire Boulevard so I work my way to the left edge of the lane and as I get there a sedan in the center lane passes me and I see there are four males in it — all …
For The Birds
If you follow this blog, you know I make it a point to offer assistance to stray dogs I encounter on my bikings around town. Birds? Not so much. Not for lack of compassion as for lack of opportunities. But I had one this morning. Biking in to work along the Ballona Creek Bikeway beneath …
When Bad Things Happen For Good Reason
On the surface I could bitch and moan about getting my 15th flat of the year thanks to this little fella picked up somewhere on the ride home that managed to make its way through the tire tread and tube just after I passed Hoover on Jefferson in front of USC: But the fact is …
Flats No. 13 & No. 14
You might look at the numbers in that headline and wonder what kind of fail magnet I am for so many minor misfortunes, but in dealing with the amount of cycling I’m doing, my philosphy is simple: Flats Happen. Some of them are not my fault as in this what-are-the-odds 3/8ths-inch metal splinter no thicker …
The Tickets I Did Not Get On The Way To Work Today
In light of the citation I received Friday evening in Larchmont Village I decided to show you what a flagrant lawbreaker I am on a daily basis by reviewing and cataloging every single one of the citeable offenses I committed on my 14.5-mile commute to work this fine Monday morning. And while the haters will …
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