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On the sentimentality of past bikes
The Surly Long Haul Trucker in its final “stripped-down tourer” iteration on Lopez Island, Washington, 15 September 2013
It happens from time to time: I go on a binge of reading my old blog posts. In the past this has happened because work has been slow, but recent thoughts about old commenters and blogs I used to follow has inspired it this time. There’s part of me that wonders if I should be…
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#Centurion#cycletruck#giant rincon#raleigh superbe#raleigh wayfarer#robin hood path racer project#rudge#schwinn collegiate#schwinn heavy duti#Surly Long Haul Trucker#Univega basket bike#worksman cycletruck#xo-3
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A state of the bike fleet at the end of 2021, and what the future might bring
A state of the bike fleet at the end of 2021, and what the future might bring
The current fleet
What a year for my bicycles. What an unexpected year. When I filed my “Looking ahead to 2021” post at the end of last year, my take on the fleet was this:
My fleet of bikes is as good as it’ll ever be, so no major upgrades. And probably no new bikes either.
Ha! How wrong was that! My “good as it’ll ever be” fleet of bikes got reduced by two, with the possibility of one more…
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#bantam#bantam rambleneur#brompton#crested butte#heavy duti#raleigh crested butte#raleigh superbe#raleighsuperbe#Robin Hood path racer#robin hood path racer project#schwinn heavy duti
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To Powell Butte with the Robin Hood, 3 March 2021
To Powell Butte with the Robin Hood, 3 March 2021
Camera: Olympus 35 RD. Film: Cinestill 50D.
Powell Butte is one of my favorite biking destinations: It’s just far enough away that I’ll get in a decent (around 20 mile) ride no matter what. Powell Butte is deep coniferous forests on the slopes and a big rolling meadow on top. The views of Mount Hood, Mount Saint Helens, and other Cascade mountains is superb. And the unpaved trails through the…
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Goodbye, Robin Hood Path Racer
Goodbye, Robin Hood Path Racer
From the final ride, 8 July 2021. Minolta Freedom Tele/Kodak Ultramax 400
My Robin Hood path racer came into being on a whim. In 2016 I was given a couple old Raleigh three speeds plus a bare Robin Hood frame. I managed to move the two bikes, but the Robin Hood frame sat for a year since I didn’t know what to do with it. Finally I decided to build it up for myself and make in the style of a path…
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Rocky Butte rendezvous, 9 Feb 2021
Rocky Butte rendezvous, 9 Feb 2021
Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Lens: MC Rokkor-X PG f/1.4 50mm. Film: Kodak Colorplus 200.
Rocky Butte is a prominent promontory in NE Portland, lying just west of I-205. It’s part of the Boring Lava Field, a collection of volcanic cinder cones found along the east side. From the height of the hill at 613 ft/187m, one can get an impressive view of the eastern part of the city, across the Columbia…
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Another Knapp Falls Ramble, 20 February 2021
Another Knapp Falls Ramble, 20 February 2021
The Robin Hood by Johnson Creek off the Springwater Corridor. 20 Feb 2021. Olympus XA2/Kodak Ultramax 400
It was a week since the Winter Storm. After a week of being cooped up and mobility-limited, I was itching to get in a decent bike ride. The question was: What kind of bike ride could I do? The snow was still lingering around the house, even though the street was clear. But what would it be…
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My personal Midnite Bicycle League Challenge 2020 Recap
My personal Midnite Bicycle League Challenge 2020 Recap
Hello there! I realize that I haven’t really done an official report on my five #midnitebicycleleague2020 rides. What better time then now to do it!
Ride 1: Monday 3 Dec 2020 This was a 4.5 mile ride with Emee to Los Gorditos Tacqueria on SE Division St and SE 50th Ave for burrito acquistion. I rode my Schwinn Heavy Duti, Emee her Raleigh Sports.
Ride 2: Saturday 26 Dec 2020 This was the ride…
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The Robin Hood Path Racer gets some love.
The Robin Hood Path Racer gets some love.
It’s been just a little over three years since I got my Robin Hood three speed on the road. It arrived to me as a bare frame, a blank slate. I decided to create a “path racer” style bike, resembling something that might be seen on British roads between the wars. Pashley’s Guv’nor is the modern version of this type of bike. While it’s beautifully built, the price is a bit too rich for me, so I…
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A state of the Fleet 2020: Stasis, continued
A state of the Fleet 2020: Stasis, continued
Since I got the Schwinn Heavy Duti back from the shop, I’ve given some thought to all the bikes I have. Currently I have five bikes, listed in the order I got them:
Raleigh Crested Butte
Schwinn Heavy Duti
Bantam Rambleneur
Raleigh Superbe
Robin Hood Path Racer
Five bikes. It’s stayed the same amount since early 2018, when the Robin Hood entered the fleet. I haven’t gotten rid of a bike since 2015,…
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#bantam rambleneur#raleigh crested butte#raleigh superbe#robin hood path racer project#schwinn heavy duti
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On getting rid of bikes, and not building the same bike again and again
On getting rid of bikes, and not building the same bike again and again
Schwinn Heavy Duti at Laurelhurst Park, 1 Sept 2021 Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Film: Fuji Velvia 50 (expired)
It’s springtime, the season to sell a bike. I tried to sell my Schwinn Heavy Duti right around Christmas. I knew that it would be a tough sell for winter, but I hoped that maybe someone wanted to buy it for a present. Despite a few nibbles (and a total low-ball offer), nothing much came…
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#crested butte#not building the same bike again#raleigh crested butte#Robin Hood path racer#robin hood path racer project#schwinn heavy duti
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An afternoon ramble to Johnson Lake, 9 January 2021
An afternoon ramble to Johnson Lake, 9 January 2021
Clear and dry winter days are a commodity. You have to seize the moment. But for me, that “moment” is often in the afternoon. As much as I wish it otherwise, I am no morning person. I developed my “stay up late” habits in the later ’80s when I was a teen. (Late Nite with David Letterman did not come on in the morning.) Of course the big problem with this roll-out-of-bed lifestyle is that there’s…
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#alamedaridge#columbia slough#gateway green#I-205 bike path#johnson lake#robin hood path racer project
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A three speed ride to St Johns: 28 Sept 2020
A three speed ride to St Johns: 28 Sept 2020
Hello, folks. Yes, it is currently Three Speed October! I’m not going to write in detail about all the rides I do as part of the challenge, just ones that are significant. Enjoy!
It’s been a year and a half since I lived in the Woodlawn neighborhood of NE Portland. Upon moving to North Tabor (still NE, but might as well be SE for all intents and purposes)*I knew I’d miss some aspects of living…
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#robin hood path racer project#slough#slough country ramble#society of three speeds#st johns#threespeedoct2020
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A state of the fleet: 2019
A state of the fleet: 2019
Hello, folks! Now it’s time for me to reflect on My Year In Bicycles. (Stasia, you can skip this post. 😉 )
2019 was another year of stasis. Since 2018, I’ve had the same five bicycles. Five’s the most I’ve ever owned. I don’t have a hard “can only own five bikes” mantra/mandate like some other folks, so who knows if 2020 may see an addition. But being very broke means the likelihood that a…
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#bantam#bantam rambleneur#crested butte#raleigh crested butte#raleigh superbe#Robin Hood path racer#robin hood path racer project#schwinn heavy duti
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Self-portrait, Laurelhurst Park, 19 Jan 2020. Bike: Robin Hood (path racer project.) Camera: Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, Kodak Gold 200 film. (The self-timer works!) Wardrobe: Botany 500
#selfportrait#minoltahimatic7s#minoltahimatic#35mm#35mmphotography#pedalbikesshootfilm#shootfilmridebikes#filmaintdead#robinhoodpathracerproject#threespeed#societyofthreespeeds
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Three Speed October 2019: My Week Three, Ride 2 (Mon 14 Oct)
Three Speed October 2019: My Week Three, Ride 2 (Mon 14 Oct)
On the ride in.
One ride away from completing my personal Three Speed October Challenge. Don’t worry folks, I’ll still be (mostly) riding my three speeds through the rest of the month!
I took out the Robin Hood path racer project again. I don’t ride this bike as much as my superb Superbe, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t love it. It’s just set up as a sportier (read: less capacity) bike.…
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Revisiting "practical" bikes: A lament.
Revisiting “practical” bikes: A lament.
My Robin Hood path racer project. Maybe not the most “practical” bike, but I like it!
Awhile back Emee and I were walking around downtown Portland, when I spotted a Civia city bike. (Alas, I did not snap a pic.) It was an older model with Dupont handlebars (the same type I had on my Crested Butte), a Sturmey-Archer hub (looked like a two speed kickback), chainguard, fenders, rack, etc. A…
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