I’m really looking forward to the ride. It seems like this build has taken a long time, but in reality it has not. Mounting the tubeless tires was a frustrating exercise, but I learned how to get it done, so that’s a plus. The hydraulic brakes were a bit frustrating for a couple...
Never mind how, but let the record show that I not only had to cancel my dogwalks for three months, but I also had to cancel a planned getaway to Montana (for writing, ostensibly) in order to spend about three months healing the damned thing. And in a way, it was a blessing, bec...
This was the truth, but it maybe wasn’t the whole truth. I couldn’t tell her that I had just walked back out to the car to wake up our son and had found brake fluid leaking out of our front wheel and pooling on the ground. I had knelt down near the tire for a long time as...
“Berlyn, you want us to give up smoking AND drinking? What happened to you? HAVE YOU SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AND BEEN REPLACED WITH A STRAIGHT-EDGE DUPLICATE?!” Whoa, whoa calm down. I would never tell you to stop drinking and smoking! Have you read the news lately? Everything is fuc...
Used tires require storage space, are energy intensive to recycle, and generally have few post-wear uses that are not also potential sources of pollutants (e.g., crumb rubber, pavements, burning). Tire particles emitted during use are a major component of microplastics in urban runoff and a ...
brakes hard, shrieked and wrenched the wheel, but it was too late. Chains weren’t as responsive as expensive snow tires. Maggie crashed headlong into the satin smooth side of the truck bed. Horns blared to her right and tires squealed as the motorists behind them tried to avoid the ...
And then I lost someone very near and dear. I didn’t get to tell her goodbye, there was so much left unspoken between us that it left a giant hole that took years to recover. Then I lost my grandfather, the only grandparent I really knew or gave a shit about. October is also ...
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as I am physically (and perhaps mentally — down the road) able to do so. I’m long ago retired from racing against other dudes, but I know Father Time is closing in behind me, and I want to stay in front for as long as I can. That’s my motivatio...