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What could a guy who spent the daylight hours in a mortuary recommissioned as a bike shop who emerges after dark to enter the forest under the waxing moon possibly dress up as for Halloween (or) “I’m really digging how these grips dial my stance”

TweetWith a completely blank social calendar I celebrated the day of the dead in a fashion more proper for the kind of ghouls I’d seen others dressed up as then I’m entirely comfortable with. A busy week of work at … Continue reading

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Bon CACA (or) Small Validation will have to suffice for my 31st Birthday

TweetBuilding some of my first frames for bike mechanics invited them to professional scrutiny that would be elucidated in pidgin french/spanish/english slang from a cadre of expert evaluators of all things bike by the colleagues of the friend that gave … Continue reading

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All Together Now (or) “Do What You Can, Where You Are, With What You Have”

TweetEfficiency isn’t word I’d use to describe my current build process unless it was stated in terms of energy or in the fact that it is being accomplished (to exceding expectations, mind you) with a pretty minimal investment in tooling.  … Continue reading

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The Dark Ages of Frame Building

TweetI guess a transformer exploded underground here in Medfaahd, MAa and blew off a manhole cover in spectacular fashion, had to make do with votive candles to keep going  on the bike build giving #24 a proper devotional during the … Continue reading

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Ready for My Close Up (or) The Cease and Desist Order

TweetWith all of the film crews descending on Cambridge and Somerville lately I have to admit I’ve caught the Hollywood bug and had been hoping for my big break and at least 15 minutes under the hot lights of fame.  Well … Continue reading

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Who Else Thinks a Cyclo Cross Race Like This Would Be Fun?

TweetModel it on the way motor races are formatted with time trials on the first day to establish start position for riders except on a longer circuit than the traditional 2 mile cyclo cross course or maybe even a point … Continue reading

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The Price of Vanity

TweetA guilty pleasure of mine ever since I started racing bikes regularly back in college is searching out the web for pics of myself in action, pretty lame but whatever. I thought I might have gotten over it but alas … Continue reading

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Good Eats and Good Sleep make for a Good Start in Gloucester

TweetNot having your arrival at a race a test of your mettle more arduous than the 45 minutes that follows the start makes for a much better feeling at the line even if you are looking at the back of … Continue reading

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Thanks Mom, Thanks Dad

TweetIts almost embarrassing how much my folks have given me throughout my childhood, through my prolonged adolescence (my generation pushed back the definition to 26 years old in this country), and continuing into my fits and starts at adulthood. Love, … Continue reading

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A Re-Statement of My Purpose on This Blog (or) Big Beautiful Women Coming Soon

TweetI’m afraid that in my new found enthusiasm for posting on this blog and having my thoughts, feelings, and experiences broadcast into the ether of the inter-web for the whole world to read either on purpose or accidentally happened upon … Continue reading

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