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  • Shiny objects...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1

    Steve A, over at DFW Point-to-Point, has come right out and said that I'm an agent of Satan. I've been called many things over the years, the usual litany of perceived insults that people hurl at cyclists. On one memorable occasion, a highly irate [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:43pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Yashica ME-1

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 6
    Yashica ME-1

    OK, I promise this will be the last old camera piece for awhile - that is - until I get my hands on the wide angle zoom I won at auction, and I get the Yashica Electro 35GT in working order.

    This [...]
    Posted: December 05, 2009, 6:06pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Just write

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    No, this is not about the Baby Bear's porridge. If you recall, Papa's was too hot. Mama's was too cold. And Baby Bear's was 'just right.' Goldilocks, being an arrogant, spoiled brat, simply took what she wanted and didn't care about the consequences. She received far less kicking around than' [...]
    Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:51pm EST
    by Ed W
  • OK, class, pay attention!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Who really cares about Tiger Woods' "transgressions"? Let's have a show of hands. Anybody?

    OK, move along then. The news people will have another shiny object in a day or two.

    Next!' [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:51pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Fashionisticly challenged

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5
    This is my column for the December issue of "Wheel Issues", the Red Dirt Pedalers newsletter.

    To my considerable annoyance, I somehow ended up on a mailing list for men's bicycling 'apparel.' This is not mere clothing. No, no, it's called apparel because the word 'clothing' is too plebeian. [...]
    Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:28pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Wow!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    OK, OK, I'm easily distracted by shiny objects, fire trucks, and computer gizmos. But I like this new Blogger feature! I just posted a piece to CycleDog after saving it as a draft over the weekend. Rather than show it as being posted two days ago, I changed the date' [...]
    Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:12pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Ask Dr. Wally

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Dear Dr. Wally

    What are the proper libations to serve after a cold winter ride? One of my friends said the traditional Italian drink is something called grappa, but I've never hear of it before. Is he pulling my leg?

    Buzzed in Bartlesville

    Dear Buzz
    [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:24pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Very dark gray Friday

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Lyndsay contemplates cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
    (Canon Canonet GIII Q17, exposure unrecorded)

    I was up at 4:30, not for shopping, but to make coffee and see my daughter off to work. She's lucky enough to have a hospital job that doesn't require nights, weekends, and holidays,' [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:44am EST
    by Ed W
  • Thanksgiving morning

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    My usual workday starts at 4:30AM, but today I was able to sleep in until after the sun came up. What luxury!

    As I write this, it's still early. The house is quiet. Mary and the kids are asleep. I'm in the living room, sipping at a cup of' [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:12am EST
    by Ed W
  • Canon Canonet GIII Q17

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3

    I've been playing with this Canonet for awhile now. I'm impressed by the sharpness and contrast of its 40 mm lens. These photos were taken with an ISO 200 film in heavy overcast at the Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross event a couple of weeks ago. [...]
    Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:39pm EST
    by Ed W
  • And now, a word from our Wally

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5
    Some of you may remember the Crank Index piece from a couple of months ago. In it, I proposed an index consisting of the following points, to be used whenever we encounter anti-cyclist comments in blogs, newspaper articles, web forums, and the like. Here are all eleven:

    (1)Bicyclists [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:28pm EST
    by Ed W
  • And now something completely different...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    From Wired.com.

    Toe straps for those of you who simply cannot leave your bike for any reason...perhaps because your leash is far too short. You know who you are.

    Honestly, this looks more like S&M stuff rather than bike stuff. So far, the [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:36pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Saturday

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    "I don't use my brain anymore. I have technology for that."...overheard in a restaurant yesterday.

    It started off as a nice day. Wade and I had coffee and solved the world's problems from our regular seats in the coffee shop. I stopped at the drugstore and bought some 35mm [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:17pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross race in Tulsa (Update)

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Cyclocross action from October practice session.

    This is a reminder about the Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross race scheduled for Sunday, November 15th.

    The Crybaby Hill jazz ensemble will be performing.

    Soundpony will be providing free beer on the Oakkenberg while it lasts. Due to licensing requirements, the free [...]

    Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:42am EST
    by Ed W
  • Armistice Day

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    In honor of those men and women who gave so much in order that we may spend our time complaining about the government, taxes, traffic congestion, crappy cellphone service and other ephemera.

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:23pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Tuesday Musette: 10NOV2009

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    Ronde Van Oakkenberg

    First up, a reminder about this upcoming cyclocross event. For a taste of the excitement, take a look at Elisa's post on the BikeSkirt blog. She attended her first ever cyclocross race and is now well hooked.

    Barring accidents, family emergencies, earthquakes, tsunamis, or' [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:12pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Gravity still works

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1


    ...as opposed to comedy, which only works when it feels like it.

    Yesterday, Lyndsay said she wanted to go to Woodward Park in Tulsa. Our kids referred to it as 'squirrel park' since they were small, because we went there with peanuts for [...]
    Posted: November 08, 2009, 6:48pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Apocalypse or something like it

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    I was indulging one of my two talents - staring vacantly into space, the other one being annoying my wife - when Wally plopped down on his usual bar stool. "I'm worried about this whole Mayan calender thing," he began. "I was just talking with Larry and he says that'" [...]
    Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:10pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Movie remakes

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    This is my regular column for the Red Dirt Pedalers newsletter.

    November is coming. The weather will be turning worse and there will be days we're stuck in the house. I'm not a sports fanatic, but I do loves me some old movies.

    Hollywood has about thirty different [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:35pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Ask Dr. Wally

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 4
    This is Wally's November column from the Red Dirt Pedaler's newsletter.


    Dear Dr. Crankset

    What is cyclocross racing? There's talk of it growing in popularity but I've never heard of it until recently. What gives?

    Newbie in Nowata


    Dear Newb,

    If you're the' [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:22pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Tulsa Cyclocross piece

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    I just posted the Tulsa cyclocross piece to the Examiner. This is the Ronde Van Oakkenberg, possibly the forerunner of an annual multi day event. It sounds great. Since I've ridden in cyclocross races, I have a small appreciation of the difficulty. But even if you've never raced, cyclocross is [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:46pm EST
    by Ed W
  • Monday Musette

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1

    Just two items today, but there's something tantalizing for tomorrow. I just haven't had enough time to write it. Yep, that's a teaser.

    56th Street North

    I was out wandering yesterday, trying to get some photos of the road' [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:12pm EST
    by Ed W
  • I killed some guy today

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 6
    "I killed some guy today. I was driving home from work and he was on a bicycle up ahead. Sure, I saw him but I'm not gonna change speed or move over for some jerk on a bike. I laid on the horn to scare that asshole but I got'" [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • OBC Annual Meeting

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    From the OBC website:

    OBC Annual Meeting In Meetings and Discussions - Agendas

    Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Bicycling Coalition2 PM, November 8, 2009 Parks and Recreation 315 E 9th Stillwater, OKPre-meeting bike ride 11 AM - Cooper's Bicycle Center, 220 S Main, Stillwater' [...]

    Posted: October 28, 2009, 6:23pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Wednesday: More shiny objects

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0

    Yesterday I said that my old ring almost fits inside the new one. You can see that here. But just for fun, I tried something different in doing this photo. I cut a hole in a piece of 8x10 copier paper, poked the lens of [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Another shiny object

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    My wedding ring...um...became too small for my hand over the last couple of years. I guess repeated washing made it shrink. Yeah, it was all that hot water.

    Actually, my knuckles are larger, probably due to the arthritis in my hands. The old ring [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Saturday's shiny objects

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    Today's shiny object is a Rolleicord IV from the mid 1950s. Yes, it's almost as old as I am. This camera gives 6x6cm negatives on 120 roll film. I took my daughter's graduation photos with it.


    This is a Rolleiflash' [...]
    Posted: October 24, 2009, 8:25pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Voigtlander Bessa

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 4

    In keeping with my fascination for shiny objects, here's today's.

    This is a Voigtlander Bessa, possibly a pre-war model. Here's a link to Photo Utopia for more information, and some much better photos. This one came from a garage sale. It takes 120' [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2009, 6:44pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Long time no see...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1


    My apologies for not updating this more regularly. The previous post was on the seventh! That's a loooong time in blog world.

    I've been busy with other projects, one at work and one on-line. If you read the Examiner pieces, you may have [...]
    Posted: October 21, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Free Speedo Man!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1


    In Tallahassee Florida, Richard Irby achieved minor celebrity status for riding his bicycle while wearing a thong. Oh, the horror!

    LINK

    Judge tells 'Speedo Man:' No more thongsAn avid bicyclist who regularly rides around town wearing only a thong, Richard Irby, [...]
    Posted: October 07, 2009, 8:06pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • FTC requires full disclosure

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    The Federal Trade Commission adopted a new rule requiring bloggers to disclose any products or services they've used that have been provided without charge by the manufacturers. One news story described it as a form of payola - touting products because there's money on offer.

    I can state [...]
    Posted: October 06, 2009, 9:59pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Comments

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    I've had it with comment spammers. No, I don't need cheap, Mexican Viagra. And no, I don't really need a longer penis. They're like kickstands anyway. Too long, and you flop over on your back all the time in bed, and when that happens, I snore. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed kicks me and [...]
    Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Wednesday musette

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5
    Who needs sissy-boy truck nuts?

    Suppose you were walking or cycling along a city street with a non-working replica of an assault rifle across your back. I think in most places (outside of a presidential visit to Arizona, perhaps) you could expect to have an interview with the local [...]
    Posted: September 30, 2009, 5:54pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Skiatook and the Osage Prairie Trail

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1


    Ren Barger and I planned to have a Smart Cycling class (formerly Road1) at the Tulsa HUB on Saturday. I was up at my usual oh-dark-thirty getting a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of coffee. I set the Melitta device atop my coffee [...]
    Posted: September 27, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Teenage angst (OT)

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    This is a flash fiction piece I sent to a website. They turned it down and I'm OK with that. But I can't resist sharing it.

    She was lonely. Mom and Dad kept her locked in the house. No friends. No distractions. Nothing to read except [...]

    Posted: September 24, 2009, 6:43pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • I want one!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    From Wilson Brothers

    Those are Brooks saddles on what looks like a stainless steel seesaw. What's not to love? It would go perfectly with the defunct exercise bike gathering dust in a corner of the living room. Honestly, this is more a work of' [...]
    Posted: September 23, 2009, 5:39pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Twitter problem?

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    First, I have to mention that CycleDog gained another follower - number thirty one! To all of you - thanks for reading.

    It appears that Twitter changed something, because that area over on the right should display only my tweets. Or it could be that Blogger has changed some [...]
    Posted: September 22, 2009, 6:26pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Ask Dr. Wally - Handlebar tape

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5
    Image from Tambako the Jaguar on Flickr


    Dear Dr. Wally,

    My beloved cat, Fluffy, died recently from complications resulting from a life of dissipation, gluttony, and lack of exercise. She was quite large. I'm thinking of memorializing her by applying her hide' [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2009, 9:16pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Upcoming holiday

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Image from Phoney Nickle on Flickr.


    Saturday, September 19th, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Don't forget - especially you pastafarians out there!' [...]
    Posted: September 17, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Tesla Roadster and James Martin - Update

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Fritz has a piece on James Martin's 'apology' regarding his weekend article on the Tesla Roadster. It follows the standard non-apology apology format so well known to all of us. I suspect his editor, publicist, and possibly his solicitor - attorney on this side of the Atlantic - did [...]
    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:00pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Tesla Roadster and James Martin

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 8

    Twenty minutes into my test drive I pulled round a leafy bend, enjoying the birdsong - and spotted those damned Spider-Man cyclists. Knowing they wouldn't hear me coming, I stepped on the gas, waited until the split second before I overtook them, then gave them an almighty blast on the' [...]

    Posted: September 14, 2009, 6:36pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Do you have hipsters?

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    There's a very funny piece from the Morning News in April of 2006, "Do You Have Hipsters?" I've never seen it until today. It's a real belly laugh.

    LINK

    (Excerpt)

    Have you recently found yourself asking any of the following questions? Whose fixed-gear bicycle is that' [...]
    Posted: September 12, 2009, 10:44pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Gorgeous old bikes!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 4

    Thumbnail of image from bicycle gallery on pbase.com

    OK, OK. I know I'm a little nutty about old bikes. Today I found another site with some truly lovely old machines like this one, a 1907 Racycle with an enormous front chain ring. I'm [...]
    Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:11pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Old North Road Update

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0

    County Commissioner Karen Keith and Tulsa County Engineer Ray Jordan held a meeting last night in Sand Springs about the widening and repaving planned for Old North Road. Gary Parker and I attended.

    This project is scheduled to begin on September 21 and end [...]
    Posted: September 10, 2009, 8:28pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Community meeting re: Old North Road

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    Gary Parker and I attended a community meeting in Sand Springs about the repaving/widening project scheduled for Old North Road this fall.

    The short version - the project will begin later this month and is planned to be finished in 8 working days if the weather cooperates. Rather than [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2009, 9:24pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • I was brainwashed!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Photo from stevendepolo on Flickr

    Creative Commons Attribution

    Just moments ago, I realized I was brainwashed all those years ago in elementary school! We were forced to watch live television of both Alan Shepard and John Glenn as they launched from Cape [...]
    Posted: September 07, 2009, 2:16pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Little shop of Larry's: A Wally Crankset Tale

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3

    "Yes, dear." Sometimes it's the very best thing a man can say, despite his forebodings. Say, "Yes, dear" and shut your trap, cutting off all those other things you'd like to say. It's the smart move and one that will keep you a step above the dog in' [...]

    Posted: September 04, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Update on 10% study

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Link to original article.


    I contacted Dr. Chris Cavacuiti through the University of Toronto. We had a good chat via email, and he kindly supplied me with this list of sources:

    http://www.cher.ubc.ca/cyclingincities

    [www.cher.ubc.ca]

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    [www.sharetheroad.ca]

    [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:58pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Tulsa Critical Mass Ride

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5

    Part One: Alien Invasion

    On Friday, August 28th, the city of Tulsa experienced the full horror of a Critical Mass ride as thousands hundreds nearly a dozen cyclists converged on the helpless city. Downtown office workers fled in terror ahead of the ravenous horde, their [...]

    Posted: September 02, 2009, 4:58pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Sunday musette

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    I just put a Musette post over on the Examiner. It includes a snarky pot-shot at helmet nannies, a brief mention of a new law in Missouri allowing cyclists to ride through red lights, and a piece about scorchers in Nashville.

    Also - while I'm thinking about it -' [...]
    Posted: August 30, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Study claims cyclists at fault in only 10 percent of crashes

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    I was hoping to put this off until tomorrow, but it's breaking news right now on the NYT, Freakonomics, and the LCI list.

    A few days ago, the University of Toronto released an interview on it's website with Dr. Chris Cavacuiti. Here's an excerpt:

    Dr. Chris Cavacuiti' [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • I'm in that holiday mood once again

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 6
    Yep. Halloween, that major religious holiday here in Oklahoma is creeping up on the sly. Oh, sure, the cicadas are singing their brains out, and it's still a hundred and forty-leven degrees outside with a relative humidity to match. The skeeters carried off one of the neighborhood kids. And ticks [...]
    Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • A quick question about health care (OT)

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 5
    So which would you rather have, a government run program that offers a choice between cheap public insurance and more expensive private insurance, OR continued reliance on a private system priced out of the reach of many Americans? Do you think it's right that our nation has the very best [...]
    Posted: August 23, 2009, 2:24pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Cash for Cooters

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2

    Image from voteprime on Flickr

    Irritated Tulsan came up with a wonderful idea he calls "Cash for Cooters". The idea is to take those annoying people we dislike and trade them in on newer, hopefully more positive ones. He wrote of his [...]
    Posted: August 23, 2009, 12:16pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Tuesday morning before dawn

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
    On my way to work this morning, I was southbound on Main Street in Owasso. The street is 4 lanes wide with a 35mph speed limit until it reaches the business district. It becomes two lanes with dedicated left turn lane in the middle, and the speed limit drops to [...]
    Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:23pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • A bit of mindless fun...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Do you see the Feedjit Live Traffic Feed over on the right? Scroll down to it and click the 'watch in real time' link to go to Feedjit's page. Then click the 'play sound' over on the left. Every time someone arrives or leaves, it plays a 'doink' sound! [...]
    Posted: August 17, 2009, 9:55pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • The wall of shame

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 4
    (UPDATE) Shortly after I posted this, sure enough, a comment spammer hit on it! He was terminated immediately.


    Spammers are the scum of the Earth. Comment spammers are the dingleberries on the butt end of spammers. Honestly, it's a lot of work for damned little return. But even [...]
    Posted: August 17, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Oklahoma bicycling news

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    I came across two items of local interest. The first is from the Enid News and Eagle.

    Excerpts follow:

    Enid police say cyclists, pedestrians also must be just as vigilant as motorists on city roadways
    (LINK)

    By Cass Rains, Staff Writer
    Sat, Aug 15 2009[...]
    Posted: August 15, 2009, 6:09pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Ask Doctor Wally

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Dear Dr. Crankset

    There's a guy in my workgroup who has a new xPhone. He uses it to play the same idiotic YouTube video over and over for any passerby. At lunch, he's watching music videos that blare (badly) from those tinny speakers. What can I do about this [...]
    Posted: August 12, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • The aliens have landed!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Run! Run for you lives! We've been overrun by a bunch of really stoopid aliens from outer space!

    Sure, you've wondered why a civilization capable of intergalactic, faster-than-light travel would cross the stellar void only to arrive here and abduct people from Arkansas. How smart could they be?
    [...]
    Posted: August 10, 2009, 5:41pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • International win for Susan day

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Here's an absolutely lovely idea from David Schloss on Bike Hugger. Let's observe August 23rd as the International Win for Susan Day. Wear your LiveStrong bracelet, Fat Cyclist apparel, or simply a homemade sign. Let's try to raise more money for cancer research in Susan's memory.

    This was [...]
    Posted: August 08, 2009, 7:28pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Summary execution for spammers

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 4
    It seems I've picked up a comment spammer. He/she/it has been terminated with prejudice. I hate spammers, but I'll still leave the comments open to registered Blogger users.

    It's been a hard week in many ways. I'm sitting here just dog-tired right now. I'd really like to write something [...]
    Posted: August 07, 2009, 6:58pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Susan Nelson

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Susan Nelson passed away on Wednesday. She and her husband Elden allowed us into their lives in a most intimate way as she struggled with cancer. Elden's posts brought me to tears more than once.

    Please keep the family in your prayers. [...]
    Posted: August 06, 2009, 5:22pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Anti-cyclist petition in Iowa (UPDATE)

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Last week I wrote a short piece about a proposed ban on cycling in Iowa. As it turns out, the state of Iowa has no legal means for citizens to introduce legislation via petitions. Only elected legislators can do that.

    The full details of what I learned are [...]
    Posted: August 04, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Before I forget...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    There's a new post over on the Examiner too. It, um, seems to be about bicycle racing, Eddy Merckx, and the grotesque traditions revolving around cannibalism which are practiced in some racing organizations. You know who you are.

    And I had to go to Dr. Wally for some information, [...]
    Posted: July 30, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Dr. Wally's Crank Index

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    (Yam pointed out something I'd missed, so I added to the list. It went from 10 items to 11, and like the amplifier in Spinal Tap, that means it's one better!)

    Dr. Walter Crankset of the University of Northeastern Oklahoma extension campus at Broken Elbow, has developed a quick [...]
    Posted: July 30, 2009, 7:35pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Anti-cyclist petition in Iowa

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    There's a lovely bit of rural bigotry cunningly disguised as a petition to ban cyclists from farm-to-market roads - essentially all county roads - in the state of Iowa. It's includes this slightly over blown prose:

    Over the past ten years the number of bicyclists using these farm-to-market [...]
    Posted: July 29, 2009, 8:37pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • A thank you to Fritz

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Fritz mentioned CycleDog again over on Cyclelicious. He said:

    "CycleDog has been writing a series of "Why do they do that?" articles for the online Examiner in which he tries to bridge the gap by explaining to a motoring audience why cyclists do certain things."

    He's a pal. [...]
    Posted: July 29, 2009, 6:12pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Tuesday musette

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Wally Crankset - a great American

    I was putzing around with this laptop earlier today, and decided to do a search for Wally Crankset stories. To my astonishment, I've written over 40 stories featuring Dr. Crankset! He's been mentioned a lot more times, but I found 40 stories. I'm [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Civil disobedience at Colorado bicycle tour - NOT!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Henry David Thoreau on Wikipedia

    Last month an anonymous (what else?) flier appeared in mailboxes along the route of the Sunrise Century in Boulder, Colorado. The flier urged area motorists to drive slowly and 'break down unexpectedly' in an effort to disrupt the charity [...]
    Posted: July 26, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • A nice cache of old cycling photos

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0

    I stumbled on this collection of old cycling photos, most of them Dutch and dating back to the 1920s. The one above is from England circa 1905. I like this guy's pose, casual yet focused. He looks to be the scorcher type.

    The [...]
    Posted: July 24, 2009, 9:31pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Archer bicycle route

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1

    A group of local advocates is getting together later this afternoon to look at proposed changes to the city bicycle route presently aligned along Archer. There is some pressure to re-locate those pesky bicyclists off the arterial "for their own safety," of course, and it [...]
    Posted: July 23, 2009, 4:53pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • New Examiner piece

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Yep, it's Monday. Time for another "Why do they do that?" piece over on the Examiner. Today, it's an electrifying discussion of bicycle frame materials, and I'll sadly admit that I couldn't figure out a use for "Tubing or not tubing. That is the question" or "In nineteen hundred and" [...]
    Posted: July 20, 2009, 7:01pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • A bit of fun

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    I just went to the Mafia Name Generator and returned with a newly-minted mafioso name - Shoot 'Em Up Tony! I love it!

    And I suspect that Tony will be moving to Broken Elbow soon, perhaps in the witness protection program.' [...]
    Posted: July 16, 2009, 8:46pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • The wit and wisdom of Dr. Wally Crankset

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0


    Wally and I were at the bar in Larry's Cafe one night recently. We'd been there long enough that Larry had to field two calls from She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, who was wondering where we could be found. Larry can tell tall tales with the best of them, but' [...]

    Posted: July 16, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • This just in

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Photo from BRAIN


    Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) has a story on a new business in Portland.

    Cycle Dog, owned by Lanette Fidrych, is a relatively new company that makes dog leashes and collars out of old bike inner tubes. “I [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2009, 7:46pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Traffic signals and stop signs

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    More breathtaking stuff over on the Examiner. Feel free to tear it apart! This time it's about signals and stop signs, and why some cyclists ignore them. I do not condone the common practice of running lights, though like most everyone else, I treat stop signs as yields. [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2009, 6:28pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • I just don't know what to say about this one

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Photo from New York Daily News

    I'm all for discounted services for cyclists, but I'm thinking that some are more, um, practical than others. Discounted food, drinks, and bike parts would be nice. I'm not so sure about this one, though that's not because' [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2009, 4:24pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Wanna drive your kids crazy?

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    Here's a simple hearing test for ultrasonic ring tones. My hearing is badly degraded from all those guns, motorcycles, and obnoxiously loud rock concerts, but according to this website, I probably can't remember being a teenager anyway.

    The really fun part was playing with the tones I can't [...]
    Posted: July 12, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • I should be ashamed

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3




    Back in May, I wrote something explaining why I'm not on Twitter. And I was honest in that my days cover the same routine. How could that possibly be interesting?

    As most of you know, I began writing for the' [...]
    Posted: July 12, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • May God have mercy on his soul...

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    ...'cause this boy deserves to burn in Hell.

    From a local sale ad:



    72 Paramount road racing bike with original components and manual. It is missing a few of the components, but they can be found elsewhere. Bike was repainted and converted' [...]
    Posted: July 11, 2009, 10:41am EDT
    by Ed W
  • Deadline? What deadline?

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    Who was it that said, "I love deadlines, especially the whooshing sound they make as they rush by"?

    I'm a tired puppy. I plugged away at the Examiner piece on bicycle tires. It began as a list of ideas about a week ago, and I slowly fleshed' [...]
    Posted: July 09, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Wednesday Musette

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Seriously, this has taken two days to write. I've have a plethora of interruptions. I gave myself a deadline of tonight to complete this post, and I'm facing another one tomorrow.

    Chuck's memorial service

    I have to say this. You don't often hear Lynrd Skynrd at a memorial' [...]
    Posted: July 08, 2009, 9:33pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • New Examiner post

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    I'm doing a series over on the Examiner titled "Why do they do that?" It's meant as an educational effort for both cyclists and motorists, explaining common bicycling practices. This actually started here on CycleDog when someone asked about frame materials in a comment. That got me thinking about things' [...]
    Posted: July 07, 2009, 10:50pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • An apology

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    I haven't looked in my spam folder for a while. When I opened it today, there were about a dozen emails forwarded from the comments section here on CycleDog. So I'm apologizing to those of you whose comments I did not see. I'll read through them and put responses -' [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Happy Fourth of July!

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 3
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    And a happy Fourth of July' [...]
    Posted: July 04, 2009, 11:01am EDT
    by Ed W
  • Friday morning

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    I took a vacation day. Combined with our holiday on Monday, that means I get a four day weekend. The week dragged by and yesterday seemed endless. I was really looking forward to an extra day off.

    As usual, I woke just before dawn. It's one of those dubious [...]
    Posted: July 03, 2009, 11:19am EDT
    by Ed W
  • Pseudopod

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    Stepfathers
    By Grady Hendrix

    Pseudopod is a horror podcast. In a step away from the usual creepy, crawly stuff, they recently offered a darkly funny story based on Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Let's just say that it includes teenage angst, Yog-Sothoth, video games, and TV Guide.

    Here's a [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2009, 5:27pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Cool old bike

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2

    I visited Tom's Bicycles in Tulsa this afternoon, and while poking around in the back room, I came across this! It's a lovely Italvega from the 1970's with a full Campagnolo component group. The frame is Columbus, as was customary on Italian bikes at [...]
    Posted: June 27, 2009, 8:45pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • The shogun (OT)

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 1
    He wandered into the dusty frontier town with the clothes on his back, an empty belly, and an ancient sword. He took a menial job sweeping out the local inn. He ran errands for the owner and guests. The sword lay hidden, wrapped in rags in his tiny room under [...]
    Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • History piece on Examiner

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    I just posted a bicycling history piece over on the Examiner site. It's part of Dr. Wally's lecture series and covers some lesser-know figures, like Pope Vinny II, Saint Bodacious, as well as Karl Marx.

    ...and of course, it's all true! [...]
    Posted: June 25, 2009, 6:53pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Lemme tell ya sumthin

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 2
    It's been a couple of rough days. I've had what the pro cyclists politely call 'intestinal distress' but there's nothing polite about it. On Friday, I had a meatball sub that kicked me to the curb over the weekend. It wasn't food poisoning. Instead, my stomach and the rest of [...]
    Posted: June 23, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Why do they do that? Lane position.

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 0
    The next piece in the Examiner series just went live. It's all about lane positioning.

    Just click that big blue button over on the right.

    ...and my apologies, but there's not a bit of snark in it. [...]
    Posted: June 22, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
    by Ed W
  • Bicycle commuter savings calculator

    CycleDog

    Number of comments: 6
    Kiplinger has a commuter calculator that's supposed to tell you how much you save by riding a bicycle to work and back. It asks you to plug in the round trip distance, parking fees, and any tolls. Then it gives you an estimate.

    Now, I don't pay for parking' [...]
    Posted: June 19, 2009, 5:51pm EDT
    by Ed W

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