If any of you have been hanging out hoping I'd write about longtail cargo bikes again, well, that is really sad. However, here it is! I received an email from Mongoose a few days ago taunting me with the promise of cheap closeout mountain bikes. And, I've been jonesing for a mountain bike with which I might have a slightly better chance of keeping up with my coffee/riding buddies (something built in this century). So I clicked on the email. When I reached the sale page, I spotted two hardtails that were a bit tempting, but then... I saw what was hiding in the bottom right corner! A few years ago I drooled over the long 'goose and waited for it to become available in the US - it started out in Canada. And I watched the price go up. I saw the KevCentral Review and it contained a discount! And I watched the Chris Akrigg video. And I continued to drool. And time kept passing, and the Envoy became less and less visible on the Mongoose website. Finally, I could not fin
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Bike, Dog, and Other Pics, July 2024
3 July 2024 Alley stepping 4 July 2024 a newly-laced coaster brake Better than fireworks 5 July 2024 e-bike at the Depot The Western Flyer rides again! Things got wild in the 'hood on the 4th! 6 July 2024 Picked a very bad line with Mark - sticky mud Loving all the red-winged blackbirds in town 8 July 2024 Some people rise above the need for a cargo bike 10 July 2024 That first ride on a bike-back-from-the-dead is a pleasure, and this old Western Flyer was even more so. The bike is three years older than I am and its joints creak like mine do, but that all disappears once you get to rolling. Click the pic above for a VERY short video of the first-day ride. Lit and locked The end of a good day! 12 July 2024 (Dallas) Entirely too early for pics Not a big fan of travel 17 July 2024 (Edward) Hopper on glass Same shoes, different day 19 July 2024 I still remember how to change a spark plug. Woo. (Mesquite Hugger Confessional 1: This one feels like a fail - I had hoped to kick the whol
Bike and Dog Pics June 2024
June was a great month for riding and a decent month for working on bikes, as long as it started early. 1 June Paul, one bad mama jama on a MTB (even when he wears the yellow pants) 6 June Got the nerve back up to ride the skate park 7 June Mae Simmons (video here) The infamous plastic pasta spill dam loaded at the dam 8 June Buddy Holly (MH blog post here) 10 June 12 June Red Day at coffee 13 June Grizz goes gnome-punk Spencer on the Klunker 17 June Goodbye, Hero8 ,amigo viejo! ( It was never the same after this video. ) Over Several Days Be-spoked The Yard Art Western Flyer is almost ready to fly again! DEVO {lution} (We were through being cool a long time ago.) 19 June 6:45AM at Mae is a slice of Heaven (video here) The Inner & Outer East Loop doing their Florida impersonation Laundry days are tough on the Hooz 24-26 June Porch Tomato Traffic is chill on these hot days. Phoebe had a rough month, but she's doing much better. The porch tomato had a rough month too. 28 June