I was going through my bookmarks cleaning out stuff that was of no value when I ran across one that specializes in stuff for motorcycle riders . I bought a couple of Delta Airzound Bike Horns from them on sale a few years back at a super good price, so I popped over to see if [...]
Entries from November 2008
The Yellow Card: A Gentle Hint to Yahoos
November 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Bicycle Safety and Advocacy
Average Miles in a Typical Thanksgiving Dinner
November 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Healthy living diet and weightloss guru Lisa Griffis reminds us today that there are 4,000 calories in a typical Thanksgiving dinner. That big number didn’t mean much to me until I converted those Thanksgiving calories into miles. Thanksgiving Dinner is 150 Miles A cyclist burns 25 to 33 calories a mile depending on weight (both [...]
Tags: Bike Rides and Routes · Cycling Food and Nutrition
Determining How Much Torque is TOO Much
November 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
A whole bunch of years ago, I rented a bike from Richardson Bike Mart (where Lance worked as a kid) while I was on a business trip to Dallas. Good folks. I ended up buying my used Trek 1220 from them. Figuring I’d need to tweak it, I bought a Pedro mini-tool that contained seven [...]
Tags: Bike Accessories · Bike Rides and Routes · Bikes
Missy & Shane Meet The Acoustic Motorbike
November 20th, 2008 · No Comments
I don’t spend much time on YouTube, but one of the phreds posted this link to Missy and Shane’s All Around US Bike Tour set to Luka Bloom’s The Acoustic Motorbike. Check it out here before the Music Police track it down. Never listened to Luka Bloom before I’m a folkie, but I’ve never heard [...]
Tags: Bike Rides and Routes
Wind is a Real Drag
November 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Portable wind gauge Wind is a really big deal when riding the LOST, which is about 30 feet above the surrounding terrain with no place to hide, so I jumped on the chance to buy a portable wind gauge when I saw them on sale at Radio Shack. It’s not listed on the current web [...]
Tags: Bike Accessories


