RecumBum

February was an odd month. The first half was pretty decent (with one perfect day), but the second half was just a big black hole of bleariness, with about ten days of simply cruddy weather – snow, sleet, rain, clouds, and wind. Finally, this week the weather broke a bit, and I was able to [...]

Monday was an incredible day, hitting a record high of 69 degrees, mostly sunny, with manageable winds most of the day. Naturally, I was on the bike. In fact, I put in a half-century. Granted, it was a s-l-o-w half-century (13.1 MPH average speed), but that wasn’t the point. The mileage wasn’t even the point. [...]

When I purchased my Burley Django recumbent, it didn’t come with a kickstand. For an all-purpose bike, I think that’s just silly. Why lay a bike on the ground or have to hunt around for something to lean it against? Sure, there’s a weight penalty, but unless you’re racing, what does it really matter? So [...]