Monthly Archives: December 2008

The hat

Posted on December 24, 2008 by the sloth

I have a hat.  It’s a Mad Bomber hat lined with bunny fur.  It’s warm and comfy and I wear it a lot. The bicycle took me, and my hat, to school yesterday to pick up the big one.  When … Continue reading →

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Tried and liked and didn’t – 2008

Posted on December 18, 2008 by the sloth

As per the annual iBOB tradition, here’s what I tried and liked in 2008. Old mountain bikes.  Rigid frame, rigid fork.  Mine has become the all-rounder and is used for weekend touring/rail-trail riding, kid hauling, grocery getting, 7th Street climing, … Continue reading →

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Spanninga – early impressions

Posted on December 16, 2008 by the sloth

A Spanninga dynamo and lights showed up at my door yesterday.  So I put them on the all-rounder.  The dynamo is like this one from VO.  The lights look like these.  This is what I think thus far. Installation was … Continue reading →

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Quitter

Posted on December 15, 2008 by the sloth

The Pedal Pusher has been my LBS of choice for almost 2 years.  I haven’t kept track of the exact figures, but its probably safe to say that I could have bought a new bike or two by now if … Continue reading →

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Christmas-y trees and those things on the roof

Posted on December 11, 2008 by the sloth

So we’re going out of town just after the great unwrapping and decided that a real tree is a bad idea this year.  (For the record, I think a real tree is a bad idea every year.)  We went to … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve done

Posted on December 3, 2008 by the sloth

Over at the Flies, a couple years back, Cog posted this one.  It’s my first meme-type post.  Let’s hope I don’t get carried away. Here are the rules.  Copy the whole list.  Bold the stuff you’ve done.  Pass it on. … Continue reading →

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