My boss gave me an early start to the weekend, so I rode to the library to return a book on Tarantulas I had borrowed, and I sat in the shad...

When I pulled up to the bike rack yesterday, I saw something new: an unfamiliar lock and chain that appeared to be well-used. I thought that...

Because clipless is not practical for a pair of 6 mile daily rides... First one to mention dual-sided Platform/SPD pedals or SPD Sandals g...

The highlight reel from my homeward commute. The raw footage would be about half an hour of yawn-inducing banality. I have distilled said ya...

It snowed Friday night into Saturday morning, and we got about an inch near my home. The wind scattered it around and cleared the snow from ...

I think this morning was the first ride of the season where the temperature was in the teens. Most of you know how I handle the cold-weather...

7:50 AM: 8:40 PM:

Stocking caps are making headlines. I had to be in to work really early today, and temperatures dropped into the mid-30s overnight. That mea...

I finally got around to throwing a new set of SPD cleats onto my shoes. I got these shoes (and my SPD pedals) on May 1st, 2007 when I bought...

I usually prepare for camping or backpacking a few days early. We're doing the S24O Sunday into Monday and right now it looks like a rel...

The first three motorists to pass me this afternoon on my homeward trip were either talking on their phones or looking down and frobbing som...

A new personal heat record: 118*F heat index. Ouch. I had a good tailwind, and I think I'd have preferred a headwind in this heat. On th...

I've written much on the state of the horrible railroad crossings on my new commute route. This is my usual approach to crossing them: ...

... On the fixie. According to the little top speed calculator thingy I made, that means I had an average cadence of about 94 RPM. I plugg...

Server maintenance this morning. Wet roads. Took The Twelve. Random Tunage: Energy 52 - Cafe del Mar (Kenny Hayes Remix) Coldplay - Talk (J...

Back in late July 2008, I rode home from downtown KC to Lenexa with an ambient temperature of 101°F, relative humidity of 37% and a heat ind...

"In terms of Classical mechanics, one watt is the rate at which work is done when an object's velocity is held constant at one met...

This shot from a few weeks ago got me a finalist spot in a photo contest on Brightkite , a service I use to help me blast my pictures, ann...

Those of you who started riding a bike in the last 5 years or so will probably remember with a certain fondness how badly the muscles in you...

I go over six distinct railroad crossings each way on my commute. That's twelve per day. Lenexa doesn't really know how to maintain ...