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Nov. 10th, 2006 05:51 pm
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  • Martha Richards, founder and director of The Fund for Women Artists, is a cyclist -- she's got an electric bike and a folding bike and all sorts of snazzy accessories. We run into each other biking around town a fair amount, and I've been talking to her about my quest for a bike light that runs on the power generated by the wheels, which are much more common in Europe than they are here.

    Well, as an act of generous cycling solidarity, she not only told me where to find a generator light (that's a pretty great bike site, in general), she got one for me, and is going to install it on Sunday! Fingers crossed that everything fits, but, with sunlight ending before five around here these days, that's big news. And very nice of Martha.


  • Pedaling has been getting harder. And my tires have been low. With some nudging by my beloved -- sadly, I've been a little intimidated by my bike pump, but she was right: it's just not that hard -- I finally put air in the tires, and shazam!, I am once again gliding along.


  • I was walking my trike down the sidewalk, looking for a place to park it, when everyone was gathering for dinner with [livejournal.com profile] technodyke last week. [livejournal.com profile] beatgoddess said, "Oh look, you brought the magic trike." The first thing [livejournal.com profile] technodyke, who had recently been in NYC but lives in Portland, OR, said to me when I met her was, "[livejournal.com profile] bounce_n_jiggle told me to try to steal that trike."

    My trike is silent and sturdy in the face of all this attention. It continues to shine.

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Date: 2006-11-10 10:53 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] little_star
That's a shameless lie! I didn't tell her to steal your trike. I think I said to steal both you and your trike :)

That's [livejournal.com profile] nerd_dog's bike shop. They're great there.

I'm so thrilled with all your trike goodness happening.

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Date: 2006-11-10 10:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] susanstinson.livejournal.com
I'm giggling. I am such a conscientious user of the six foot chain bike lock!

It is a small, small, small, small world!



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Date: 2006-11-11 03:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nerd-dog.livejournal.com
salud! here's to your trike!

nycewheels rules. that's where i got my brompton folder. i love those dudes. even if they do lock you in the shop when they go down to get something in the basement ::grin::

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Date: 2006-11-11 02:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] susanstinson.livejournal.com
I haven't really seen a folding bike -- or not to know it. No danger of it doing the folding chair thing and dumping a fat rider on the ground?

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Date: 2006-11-11 02:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nerd-dog.livejournal.com
they are really common in cities b/c bikes get stolen with so much regularity and because they fold you can easily store them in your apartment, office, etc. mine is made in england and when i went to london there were a ton of them there. it was like visiting the ancestral home! dahon is a also a popular model, japanese and much more budget friendly. in general folding bikes look kind of freaky and people often stare when they see them (especially folded in a little package like on the subway), which of course, i like.

some folders do have recommended weight limits b/c the wheels are so small. and the wheels are really the limiting factor. my brompton frame is amazingly engineered and completely solid - truly it's the best bike i've ever had. but b/c the bike has minimal shocks, when i hit a bump, all my weight goes on the rear tire & i've gotten a snakebite flat from this, hitting a nasty pothole, but i suppose that could happen to anyone :)

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Date: 2006-11-11 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] susanstinson.livejournal.com
I saw Martha's brompton folder today, all folded up. Freaky, it's true. And compact. Thanks for the info.

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Date: 2006-11-11 04:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] randomdreams.livejournal.com
My advice is usually: inflate the tire until you can't compress it at all by squeezing it between your thumb and fingers. It rolls better and is less likely to get a flat if you hit a rock/gravel/curb.

Elegant bikes! YAAAY!

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Date: 2006-11-11 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] susanstinson.livejournal.com
I'm trying to remember to squeeze the tires every time I get on, but I don't have those life long biker habits. Getting there...

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Date: 2006-11-11 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nerd-dog.livejournal.com
i second this. and yes, it really does become a habit after a while. i find i get a much faster ride when i have fully inflated tires - so i just do it out of laziness, as i don't have to pedal as hard :)

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Date: 2006-11-12 07:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fatfeistyfemme.livejournal.com
It's a sexy damn Trike! And don't believe [livejournal.com profile] bounce_n_jiggle - she totally told me to steal it. ;) *giggle*

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Date: 2006-11-12 10:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] susanstinson.livejournal.com
I'm buying your story, for sure.

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