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Report from the road!

Posted on March 12, 2019 by John P

Coming to you from *clap clap clap clap* deep in the heart of Texas! I’m taking a rest day in Fredricksburg; though I’ve only been moving west for 2 days, I put a lot of miles and saddle time in … Continue reading →

Posted in big bike ride

Two Wheels X 2

Posted on September 28, 2018 by John P

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love two wheeled vehicles. My own riding has been restricted to bicycles for a long time, but I love looking at a nice motorcycle too. The presence of an engine gives builders freedom … Continue reading →

Posted in gearheadism, making things, nomadics

Molly Fin (the bike) 1

Posted on July 27, 2018 by John P

Before I get too deep in the weeds regarding component choices, a couple words about how the bike I’ll be hobo-ing on came to be… I’ve been riding a Surly Long Haul Trucker for a bunch of years now and … Continue reading →

Posted in big bike ride, nomadics, tableflip dot kaomoji

Sam Gribley goes for a bike ride

Posted on July 26, 2018 by John P

I’ve been dreaming about going nomad for a long time. Events of the past few years, both personal and on the world stage, have convinced me that there’s no time like the present. I’ve considered different ways to go mobile: … Continue reading →

Posted in big bike ride, nomadics, tableflip dot kaomoji

Inbound from Tomboy Style

Posted on May 22, 2012 by dr.hypercube

Welcome – make yourselves comfortable. The results of a blog search on ‘motorcycle’ are here, there’s some cosmonaut/astronaut (female) art here and a post on Hedwig Kiesler (aka Hedy Lamarr) here. Finally, four recent shots off the phone that will serve … Continue reading →

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Boardtrack sidehacks

Posted on March 8, 2011 by dr.hypercube

The answer to the question I ended the last post with is yes, there were boardtrack sidecar motorcycles: * Not-great camera work (who am I to talk?), but interesting footage regardless – looks like there’s at least one leaning-wheel rig: … Continue reading →

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Boardtrack moped and Rule 34

Posted on March 6, 2011 by dr.hypercube

Here, here and here I went on about the possibility of an early racing motorcycle inspired moped. I should have known. I’d already figured out (second link) that is wasn’t an original idea – now I discover that there’s at … Continue reading →

Posted in gearheadism, making things

Flying Merkel

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dr.hypercube

As mentioned before, I have a soft spot for these beasties. * Road or track, it was difficult to ignore a Flying Merkel, and not just because of the brand’s signature bright-orange paint. Merkels displayed perhaps the finest engineering of … Continue reading →

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Wordly Wise

Posted on June 10, 2010 by dr.hypercube

Derny (also spelled derney) – “a motorized bicycle for motor-paced track cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing) or motor-paced road races. It is driven by a 98cc Zurcher two-stroke engine and by being pedalled through a fixed … Continue reading →

Posted in gearheadism | Tagged bicycle, bike, motor pacing, vocab

Bulls, Bikes, Birds

Posted on April 8, 2010 by dr.hypercube

Via a retweet from @bibliodyssey, an addition to the blogroll – Next Nature. I knew I’d hit paydirt when I saw that the most recent post talked about aurochs and Heck cattle – a topic we’ve visited here previously. On … Continue reading →

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Got a Match?

Posted on November 12, 2008 by dr.hypercube

Something a little different – a match on two categories of technology for reasons that are pretty abstract. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you… the shotgun and the bicycle. Bear with me – I think a case can be made. … Continue reading →

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Greasebag Jamboree 2008

Posted on June 14, 2008 by dr.hypercube

Ah, the rhythm of the seasons… Just as October brings foliage to New Hampshire, so June brings us Bike Week. Bike Week has gotten a lot bigger and a lot less 1% since I’ve been in NH – the local … Continue reading →

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