There are some common factors in the sentencings mentioned below. Many of the drivers claim their wreckless driving was just “an accident,” and judgement and sentencing seems to be helped by factors beyond just inattentive driving: the drivers were drunk or texting. I’m not sure what to think of adding rules prohibiting every possible scenario read more
The one fiddly bit was removing the shaft drive “cog” (or is it an “acorn”) from the hub, and then re-installing it. It is kept in place on the hub with a really burly C-clip, which is hard to both put on and to take off. A once a year opporunity to dust up my read more
蜜柑!!! I grew up in Japan, and my hands down favorite citrus fruit was the 蜜柑, the Japanese mikan (pronounced “mee kahn”) tangerine. The rind peels right off like those Levi 501 button fly jeans, and the sweet, seedless flesh tastes oh so yummy. The peel had another bonus feature for teen boys — it read more
Johannes Vogl created what he calls a “Mosquito Catcher” from a bicycle handlebar, a brake lever and a can of hairspray. Pull the brake lever to ignite the hairspray. Sue has another, on road use for this flamethrower, and it’s not to keep you warm on those cold, winter bike rides.
Check it out: a bike decked out in subway fare cards. Photo by NYC Scout. See much more at Huff Post: The Legend of the Metrocard Bike.
Tim wonders why the rear wheel of his bike clicks and asks Jim Langley how to make the clicking noise go away. Jim writes that he probably doesn’t want the clicking to go away, because that’s what enables the wheels to keep spinning when you stop pedaling. Jim then suggests putting a heavier oil in read more
