Blast from the past
Lubricating your chain with paraffin wax (complete with an excerpt from the 1992 Bridgestone Bicycle Catalogue).
Wow, I haven't done that since the 80s! I used to have an old can filled with wax that would get reheated and reused exactly as described there. I wonder why I stopped doing that? Maybe it's time to go back to those old ways…
Vox populi
Adrian has produced a short documentary on the recent Ride to Work Day.
Rings true
Spotted on the BV Forums: The 3 Phases of Riding in the City:
Each phase lasted about one year, for me:
Fear and Timidity
Anger and Aggression
Equanimity and Caution </blockquote> </dt>
Flattening the flatland myth
Cycleliciousness debunks the flat country/bike country myth—it's not just Copenhagen and Amsterdam that love bikes you know!
Don't ask why
Just say, "Cool!"—DIY Wooden Mudguards. (Cedar is better than redwood, apparently.)
Holiday reading, anyone?
The Lure of the Open Road: Wartime wandering through the Eastern states by bicycle, truck, and riverboat.
[Photo credit: i need a hacksaw by faster panda kill kill on Flickr]