Monthly Archive for January, 2009

Suburban Ride

Published on January 15, 2009 in Car Free, City Bike and bicycling. 0 Comments

Matt from Bikejax accompanied me on a suburban afternoon ride to the movies. Please visit here: http://bikejax.blogspot.com/2009/01/kick-it-suburban-style.html for pictures and Matt’s perspective on riding in suburbia. 

Image courtesy Bikejax

The ride happened on a Florida winter afternoon :)

Hercules

Published on January 11, 2009 in City Bike and Indian Cycle Culture. 5 Comments

I bought a roadster from India. These bikes are very common work-horse bikes in India. I have not been able to update the ‘My Bicycles‘ page due to some error with wordpress and my hosting server. Till then, enjoy this slideshow. The bike cost me 60 USD. The bicycle shop owner packed it in a box and I brought it over as a checked in luggage. International travelers are allowed two 50 lbs bags to check in.

The riding position is taking time to get used to. You can see Matt from bikejax riding it to get an idea of the posture. For starters, the handle bar grips are very skinny and make it uncomfortable. It is an easy fix. I have installed a longer seat post and a new seat that I had. The bike is very tall at 22 inches for me but not too tall. The brakes are rudimentary rod brakes. No cables. These brakes will take time getting used to as well. The master plan is to have this bike replace Katrien. I will still hold on to the antique dutch bike, just not subject her to too much beating.