Since I’m finished my degree now and don’t have to bike to school anymore, I have to think of other destinations. Often I’ll just pick a destination and make a rough loop in that direction. Last week I decided to poke around the little nooks and crannies of the Square Mile. I started near Spitalfields, [...]
Monday, September 28, 2009
I left my house early this morning to go to school – not that classes have started or anything, in fact I’m not supposed to enrol until tomorrow – but there were free yoga classes at the Institute of Education, so I decided to go to the 9 am one. My commute – 4.8 miles [...]
VANCOUVER – Elaine Christian has seen her share of flat tires since she started commuting by bicycle to her office downtown three years ago. “One afternoon I had four flat tires, just on the way home from work. That’s less than four kilometres!” the avid cyclist said Wednesday. But in the past two weeks Christian, [...]
Now this may be too much information for some of you, but like many people I change my underwear once a day and I do it immediately after I get home from work. My routine goes like this: Get home Turn off alarm Put coat & shoes away Go downstairs and let the bike in [...]
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Winter so far has been strange for Vancouver. Lots of cold, clear days. That means icy roads, and I bike to work every day. Today was my first ice-related crash, and now I have a bruised hip and elbow and a headache. I think I had a pretty good winning streak though. Plenty of my [...]
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
I settled my insurance claim, and it is rad. I’m not saying how much, but all you drivers out there can think to yourselves now: “Ah, that’s why my rates are so high!” Though the lady who hit me does have the option to pay it out of pocket or let her rates absorb it. [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007
I am staying home from work today. Yesterday I rode my bike to church (39 km, took me 1:48 riding time, 2:10 total) and thence to White Rock. Part of the way to White Rock anyway (15ish out of 25ish km), my tire busted an inch-long tear in the sidewall and there’s not much you [...]
James: “That’s about as smart as a chicken that doesn’t lay eggs, except on Tuesdays.” Raced in a women’s alleycat this Saturday and took 7th place. It was really cleverly thought out and a lot of fun. I’m the proud new owner of a 40-tooth red chainring (which I’m really not sure what to do [...]
I’m back at the track tonight! I’m going early to get a bit more comfortable first. My road rash is still nice and smiley because I’ve been roughing it up so it’ll scar permanently. hahaaa. You don’t need a professional to get a smiley face scarification, all you need is a track bike and a [...]