Toutch my car again and there is going to be big problems

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A couple of photos of passive-aggressive notes taped to car windows have gone viral over the past couple of days on various social media. These remind me of a note pasted to a half-dozen cars I saw while cycling in rural Santa Cruz County (the San Lorenzo Valley for those who know the area) a […]

A DIY tubeless tire pressurizer?

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Important Disclaimer: Using inflammable substances and poorly engineered devices to mount tires at high pressure may result in hard bits of these devices achieving enough velocity to take an eye out and other undesirable consequences. Random thought prompted by Dan’s link to this new tubeless tire charger from Schwalbe: I think we’ve all seen that […]

Downtown Santa Cruz Shared Space?

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Although Pacific Avenue through downtown Santa Cruz, California isn’t designed as a shared space, I think it kind of acts like one on busy weekends when pedestrian traffic dominates. Most of those driving — even tourists with out-of-state license plates — take care to watch for people meandering into the street from arbitrary locations.

Los Gatos Creek Trail audit in the rain

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I need to improve the data for Los Gatos Creek Trail (LGCT) on this trail flooding status page for Santa Clara County, California, so I plan to ride LGCT in the middle of the rainstorm expected on Friday. Who wants to join me for this ride? Leigh Avenue is the street immediately west of Blackford […]