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It has been almost ten years since I visited* the Grand Canyon. I dispersed camped in the Kaibab National Forest surrounding the park. There was a subtle alkaline acrid smell everywhere in the area. I never figured out if it was from the stone and soil or some vegetation. I can’t say it was exactly […]
The Jefferson Barracks Bridge carries Interstate 255 across the Mississippi River between south St. Louis County and Illinois. Of all the major bridges in the St. Louis area, this is one of the few remaining that does not carry bike or pedestrian traffic. The area definitely needs a bike crossing here. On the Missouri side, […]
I almost abandoned Pride and Prejudice early in the book. There was a scene where the “adults” were arguing about meaningless things like a bunch of middle-schoolers, but in formal early 19th century English. I reminded me of the banter my school friends had in fake English accents and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” […]
I saw an ad for UpRide, a site where cyclists can upload bikecam videos of safety failures. The ad contained some dramatic footage. The site may be run by Cycliq, a manufacturer of bikecams. The stated intent is to aid in infrastructure planning and criminal prosecution. Sounds like a good thing, right? The ad was […]
I am a cyclist, but I do not own, nor have I ever ridden, an e-bike. I find the e-bike concept and technology to be interesting, but e-bikes do not align with my cycling goals. Perhaps when I am older, it will make sense for me. An ad from REI popped up on FB, suggesting […]
I just discovered, because it was mentioned on Bike Forums, Strava’s Global Heatmap (sorry if this is a subscription-only service). I have been poking around at it, and I discovered something apropos to my ongoing speculation about the rideability of Jeffco Blvd. The bicycle usage of Jeffco Blvd. is relatively low between Starling Airport Rd. […]
TL;DR: External sounds can be heard quite clearly. They may be useful for MTB, but definitely not for road biking, because they can’t be heard over wind noise, which they do nothing to reduce. It seems I am perpetually searching for good “true” wireless earbuds. The main reason for this is that the shape of […]
Since I posted on this topic previously, I have learned a few things. As far as I can tell, there is not a way for mere mortals to suggest edits or corrections to the Biking layer of Google Maps. The suggestion of Jeffco Blvd. as a bicycle friendly road probably did not come from the […]
My Mongoose Dolomite ALX fat bike came with knobby Arisun Big Fatty tires. They are decent enough, and they are probably well suited to loose dirt trails. However, they are fairly noisy on pavement, and I don’t really plan to ride dirt trails that much with my fat bike. Looking around, the fat tire most […]
When I was buying my new road bike, the question of what bike computer to put on it came up. I had a Sigma bike computer on the bike that had been my primary bicycle, but it would take some work to move it, and its cadence sensor had never worked right. I let the […]
