The old Dutch bike, the “gold standard” of practicality and utility. It is unstoppable. Problem is, sometimes it feels a bit unstartable. Load it up and go into a headwind, and you feel like you are climbing Alpe d’Huez. Come to a busy junction and have to stop and restart, and you suddenly realize how
The Constitutional amendment I proposed for the league was defeated. I’m not surprised. The membership refuses to look into the mirror. Proposed Amendment: To be added to “Article VIII: AnnualGeneral Meeting”, “e. Election of officers and members of theExecutive “: For each nominated candidate seeking a position on theSoftball Leinster committee, a “confidence vote” on
Too often, I think anyone who hears the word “homage” unfairly equates that to “cheap knockoff”. To me, nothing could be further from the truth; on the contrary, when I see someone overpaying for a product just for the brand name, I think “sucker”. I’m always reminded of a situation where friends of mine, who
I’m a sucker for a French bike. I like the way they look. The style of mixte frame here is “berceau”, which is “cradle” in French, describing the way the top tube splits into two and descends down from the head tube and swoops directly toward the rear axle. This is unlike many “ladies” bikes
You gotta love an old bike. This can be interpreted any number of ways, such as: they’re great because you can maintain them yourself with rudimentary tools and a basic knowledge of bike mechanics. Spare parts are inexpensive and (usually) readily available at your local bike shop. These bikes last forever and are hard to
Dear local softball league: stop playing with yourselves.
Not willing to sit >2 years on a waiting list, and not willing to spend what I can’t afford on a watch, I took advantage of the AliExpress June 2024 summer sale and got yet another homage to a much more expensive piece. After all, nobody (other than you) seriously cares about the watch you’re
The Seiko Samurai and Seiko Turtle are two watches that first caught my eye and got me into this hobby, and though I’ve had a vintage Turtle for a long time, I’ve lusted after the Samurai but had never picked one up. Seikos get a lot of hype and, in my opinion, aren’t great value
Once again, the local softball league never fails to fail when it comes to doing even the bare minimum to support gender equality in the male-dominated sport of mixed softball.
When a Bianchi comes up for sale, I pay attention. I think we all have certain bike brands we mindlessly search for, “just in case” something pops up, and for me that’s Bianchi. I didn’t know much about this specific model, but a mid-00s fat-tubed aluminum Bianchi has a “high floor”, meaning it’s gonna be