Category: Commute
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Knickers, Round 1
Some first impressions. First, both of these are not sized to go over cycling shorts. they are generally true to size. If you want to put them over regular padded shorts, expect them to be tight. Movement. The Bicycle Fixation knicks don’t have a gusseted crotch, and bind pretty badly trying to swing a leg…
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Ready for Winter!
It’s looking like a lot of chill in the next few days, so I got the studs on the bike and picked my pre-order of the new 45nrth Wolvhammers. Along with the Swrve knickers, I should be good to go. I also put bindings on my Altai Hoks. Come on winter!
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Warm Cycling Knicker Shootout!
So, my adored Swobo woolens are starting to fray. I did some research and picked up a pair of Bicycle Fixation Classic Wool Knickers (link) and a pair of Swrve Winter Softshell Knickers (link). Both at the same (steep) price point of $125. I’m going to ride them all winter and tell you all what…
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Morning Awesome
Same red table. Same window. Different cup of awesome.
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Winter Commuting Rig
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Sunrise commute
This was a view from my commute this morning. Sorry for the crappy phone pic. Trust me it was stunning.
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More Civilized Commuting
Dogwood Coffee.
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More civilized commuting
Yes, Urban Bean is just fine.
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SPRING!
As I’m sure you all know, this weekend marked the vernal equinox and the formal transition from Winter to Spring. It certainly isn’t balmy in Mpls yet, but a streak of above-freezing days (some kissing 50!) have left the snow pack on the ropes, and you can tell its not long for this world. The…
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March commute
Here’s a view of my commute this morning. Pretty snowy, but nice too. There were stretches of new snow that I was cutting through, and the only sounds were hushed shhhhhh of the tires in the snow. Of course, downtown was slush and my drivetrain was packed in and shifting was hard…