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Got the urge to remodel | time for a change

I will be taking one of my bikes and stripping it down (again) to make something new. I am thinking a new commuter here. Something with a little more style. The first new component — the On-One Mary bars that I scored off of Craigslist. Shaun wanted them but he snoozed.
Quick thoughts (hopes, dreams):
Brooks saddle [...]

Heat, Sweat & BO — Commuting in the Summer | Part 2: transition tips

a good ten minutes while I peruse the morning’s email. Now is a good time to enjoy some ice water. Stay away from the hot coffee until you are cooled and recovered. There are two things to watch out for at this point: One, your chair could get soaked and stinky while you sit there and transition from a liquid to a solid again; and two, you are now circulating a locker-room odor around your

New contributor: Shaun Yunt

Greaterthancars would like to welcome Shaun Yunt as a new contributor to the site. Shaun is a neighbor, fellow “Manhatton-ite”, and passionate about bikes, bike commuting, transportation, travel, Xbox, and beer. Also Shaun’s wife is my co-worker and we all commute together sometimes.
I was impressed with Shaun’s writing on his other blogs, A Humble Beer [...]

Motorized bikes

Is your motorized bike a play vehicle? @ Arizona Bike Law Blog.
“After all, if bicycles are permitted to ride along any street in Tempe (and they are), why not a motorized bike?”
I personally like the restriction on motorized anything in the bike lane. Mainly because I am vain and selfish and hate being passed by [...]

A little local bike commuting news…

Chandler considers changes to Arizona Avenue
“It has to have bike lanes,” said Brett Anderson, a partner in Anderson Baron Landscape Architects. He rides his bicycle at least once a week from his south Ocotillo home to his office downtown. Anderson attended an open house held downtown last week to solicit opinions from the public.
Chandler considers [...]

Guess I will be riding the bus for a while.

Had my first post-surgery commute to work today. I did OK on the way in, but the ride home did me in. Good thing I can pick up the ORBIT right around the corner. I think maybe two more weeks of recovery. *sigh* I am a wreck after only a week off the bike. I [...]

DBV Halloween editon

Here is a montage of the ride in on Friday. First up is some stripey socks. Then some TP on a house. And finally a costume on campus, I think he is the spy from Team Fortress 2. Although the mask is a little off.
DBV 10/31/2008 from Paul Emerson on Vimeo.