Last weekend I only got a taste of trail riding but I knew I wanted more. So, I ordered up a new single speed sprocket and chain and gave it another shot this morning. I was on the trail by 7:30am. It was in the low 60s and sunny and I was the only person [...]
Since finishing school I haven’t been commuting daily on my Marin Hamilton 29er single speed bike. I finally decided that the time was right to slap on my knobbies and hit the trail! Unfortunately, the stock gearing on the Hamilton is set up for the street so it was a bit more complicated than swapping [...]
Abby (7) finally decided she was ready to give riding her bike without training wheels a try. So, I took her out to the intramural fields on campus and within 5 minutes she was zooming right along! She still needs to practice starting, stopping and turning before she’ll be ready for the streets, but it [...]
It has been six months since I started commuting on my Marin Hamilton 29er city bike and a while since my last update. I see a lot of search engine traffic from people looking for info on the Hamilton so I figured an update might be appreciated. I have been riding the bike on average [...]
It’s that time of year again when the bees and other flying bugs seem to find their way into my helmet. I have been stung countless times over the years so this time I decided to do something about it. A $0.96 3-pack of Goody hairnets from Wal-Mart provided a simple solution. It doesn’t block [...]
