...so very proud: Amy has been knitting lately, and has -also- taught Chloe. Chloe loves it. Her Grandma, my mom [who passed in 1997], would be beyond proud of this. Chloe's first project [seen above] is for a special guest......

When riding, as in Life, one often thinks of Their Space. While walking, that space is more often than not where your two feet are planted: step-air-step-air-step-air-step. While riding, the Cycler more often than no casts that space as their......

More than a few folks have suggested a vid of me throughout the last 3 years... well, I have no video.  But I do have pics, and with those was able to put together the following 'Greatest Hits' package.  When Amy & Chloe watched it for the first time, they were stunned [me, I thought i...

I started being bothered about age when I turned 30. That birthday got under my skin. I understood why though: my brother, unbeknownist to him, or my mom & dad, had forecasted my death when I was 12 years old......

First ride on BBC#1 in over 3 weeks [without even realizing it, I rode the El Dumbino exclusively during that period-and always with Chloe and/or serious boatloads of cargo]... and that was one glorious ride.Long, fast [for me at least],......

The Mrs-Inflicted exiled break from all this has been good, actually great, and along with it has given me time to think about things, mainly "Why?".Why keep LFoaB up & running?Why allow those [few] that spew really nasty things at......

Don't know what it is, but man am I feeling some love from folks lately.A few examples...via email:#1. "Hi, just wanted to write you and say that I wish you hadn't ever moved here. If I see you riding around......

I am pissy. Of course I am. I'm human: good days/bad days/positive sunny entries/negative angry entries.I'm not down for the "Only write about the Hallmark Moments" [plenty of other folks do that, -most in fact- and much better than I......

Couple last rides, [yeah I ride a lot & generally don't have the time [nor coin] to collect a boatload of shiny, unridden bikes w/shiny parts to photograph like some out in Cyclo-Blog-O-Land do apparently]... crunchy, lightly gritty sound emanating......

This documentary was wonderful, deep and completely inspirational. I recommend it.Very Much.Also:My new BBC arrived earlier today, and I took it out for a shakedown cruise... Brevet-Ready w/integrated x-mas lights ala Peter Weigle. Yes, it's full-on stainless [for you bike-geeks......