This morning I read a great post by 718 Cyclery that got me thinking. Joe the owner of the shop was responding to Groupon’s pitch breaking down simple math to show what a horrible deal it can be for a local business to opt into a deal site. See his awesome math below. For a shop...
Read more →Hey #bikenyc and worldly readers! Hurricane Irene is forecasted to touch down here in New York City this weekend but I’m not so worried since my house has been deemed a “safe zone.” Hurricane party here on Sunday! For the rest of you huddled up in your houses, I hope you are safe. To make things a little fun this...
Read more →I recently wrote about my flat tire woes and turns out my bike was seriously overdue for new tires. I had been running my stock Ritchey SpeedMax Cross for about 2.5 years with continuous commuter use. I knew I wanted to replace them with some flat proof, bomb proof, whatever you want to call them proof...
Read more →Last week I joined Jeff Orlick for what was to be a 5 boro pizza bike tour. I showed up to our meeting point (under the ATE of the Staten Island Ferry, clever!) thinking we were going on a little ride through Staten Island. I was totally unprepared but that’s what added to the fun of...
Read more →A couple weeks ago I got my first flat tire of the season. I had an experience with a car flat where I re-inflated the tire and it was fine so I thought to do the same on my bike. After re-inflating my bike tire I rode into the city and back with no...
Read more →We rode out to Summer Streets this past Saturday from Grand Army Plaza to 72nd St and Central Park. From there we ended the ride at 70th St and Riverside at the Pier Cafe. It was fun to meet so many new faces on this ride and for some folks it was their first...
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