Category Archives: Bikes

The blog is moving. http://bikesncoffee.wordpress.com The ‘diecastcars’ moniker in the url meant nothing and was only derived from a little toy car that was sitting on my desk 3 years ago when I decided to experiment with blogging and signed … Continue reading →

Date Long Haul Trucker Blue 1×7 Mtn. / Misc. miles 09 Total 5-31 2377.0 1903.7 9.1 674.6 6-5 2390.8 1903.7 9.1 688.4 6-13 2390.8 1929.3 9.1 714.0 6-20 2413.7 1949.0 10.7 758.2 6-30 2413.7 1976.1 24.4 799.0 Not riding as … Continue reading →

We’ve been doing the summer schedule where we work 4 long days and get a Monday or Friday off for 2 years now. It seems that we never actually DO anything though. Well for once we bucked the trend and … Continue reading →

Thanks to George over at Pedalling Along, I’m the proud owner of a nearly-new IXON IQ. This exact model was on my wish list for a long time, and it’s nice to have some real light up front. The new … Continue reading →

I’ve needed a kick in the butt for the last month or so. I looked on the Baltimore Bicycle Club’s site and picked out a ride to try something different. The weekend forecast was clear all weekend long, so I … Continue reading →

Date Long Haul Trucker Blue 1×7 Mtn. / Misc. miles 09 Total 4-30 2315.6 1815.1 1.5 517.0 5-3 2329.7 1815.1 1.5 531.1 5-9 2329.7 1844.1 6.8 565.4 5-16 2333.3 1859.0 6.8 583.9 5-23 2333.3 1890.1 9.1 617.3 5-31 2377.0 1903.7 … Continue reading →

Not that I wasn’t biking to work anyway, but it’s nice when there’s someone there giving away free breakfast and goodies too. It’s especially convenient that the city set up one of the courtesy stations less than 100 yards from … Continue reading →

Date Long Haul Trucker Blue 1×7 Mtn. / Misc. miles 09 Total 3-31 2262.6 1732.4 1.5 381.3 4-4 2276.4 1732.4 1.5 395.1 4-11 2298.9 1740.2 1.5 425.4 4-18 2298.9 1765.4 1.5 450.6 4-25 2298.9 1797.5 1.5 482.7 4-30 2315.6 1815.1 … Continue reading →