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Bike Snob NYC
bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com
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Systematically and mercilessly disassembling, flushing, greasing, and re-packing the cycling culture.
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BSNYC Friday Luxury Williamsburg Condo Building With Shoddy Worksmanship!

Theres no surer sign of springtime in New York City than when the anti-cycling cockblockers emerge from their hidey-holes and resume their seasonal efforts to outlaw the act of riding a bicycle. &nbs...

2 days ago

Self-Preservation : Theres No "Me" in Smugness

Hey duders! Somewhere in the snowy wilds of Canadia, where the men are moose, the women are hosers, and the back bacon runs free, one solitary man is still upset that I pretended to think that Ryder ...

3 days ago

Share Me a River: There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

Firstly, subsequent to yesterdays post, Id like to thank all the people who took the time to comment, Tweet, and email in order to let me know that Giro dItalia winner Ryder Hesjedal is in fact a Can...

4 days ago

Out of the Loop: Basking in Victory, Basting in Oil

Until a couple of weeks ago I was traveling extensively in order to promote my second book, "Smillas Sense of Snow."  If youve ever had to travel for work, you know how stressful it can ...

5 days ago

BSNYC Friday Cursory Visual Inspection!

If youre reading this from some other country, you should know that here in America were about to begin the Memorial Day weekend.  This means that on Monday well all be busy barbecuing and enjoy...

25 may 12

"Right," Said Fred: Footloose and Jersey-Free

In yesterdays post, I suggested one should not wear the "mayo jaune" of the Tour of France race leader  unless one is in fact the Tour of France race leader.  I would now like to re...

24 may 12

Its Wednesday! Hold Onto Your Pants.

Okay, whos the asshole who ran over Michael McKean? Also, whos the septuagenarian who wrote that headline?  McKean transcended "Lenny" decades ago--thats like calling Jerry Seinfeld...

23 may 12

Swollen Ranks: Whos #1?

Are you am amateur bicycle racer?  Do you sheathe yourself in Lycra and straddle the crabon pony?  Do you refrain from desserts and alcohol so as not to compromise you mid-pack finishes in ...

22 may 12

Pay To Come: Why Buy the Cow?

There was a time not too long ago when people thought of New Yorkers as hardy, resourceful urbanites.  While this image persists in certain dark corners of the popular imagination, it is largely...

21 may 12

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

In the 21st century, cycling has become a significant influence on our popular culture.  In particular, bicycle messengers and "urban cycling" continue to inform our entertainment.  ...

18 may 12

Shooting the Messenger: Another Day, Another Documentary

Its a hot day, and you are walking down a stretch of lonely road.  All of a sudden you hear from behind you the shrill scream of turbines--its as though youre being strafed by a fighter plane. &...

17 may 12

Share and Share Alike: The Pox is Spreading

Even though I write this blog, Im not really sure what its about.  In my more pretentious moments I like to say its stream-of-consciousness humor that chronicles and lampoons the idiosyncrasies ...

16 may 12

BSNYC Field Trip: Full Bike Day!

Wikipedia defines "Stockholm syndrome" as "an apparently paradoxical psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes...

15 may 12

Homeword Bowned: One More Travel Day

Today is the last of many travel days in a whirlwind BRA tour that has taken me everywhere from Hudson Street to Brindisi, Italy.  Very shortly I will scrape myself off of Italys heel and board ...

14 may 12

Travel Day: Bound for Italy

In a very short while I will be departing London for Italy.  Despite the near-impossibility of finding a meal here that doesnt involve some combination of baked beans and pork products, Im very ...

11 may 12

Dispatch from the Road: Keeping it Short

One good thing about traveling is that it disabuses you of certain stereotypes and misconceptions.  For example, like most people, I always thought England was just a quaint nation of slow-movin...

10 may 12

Field Trip!

Good morning, evening, middle of the night, middle of the day, or whatever time it is here in whatever country Im in. Frankly, Ive lost track. This post must be brief, for I am at this moment prepari...

09 may 12

This Just In: Headed Abroad!

Further to yesterdays post concerning "dooring" in Melbourne, Australia, a commenter named Dee points out that ABC News have since published the following on their "Corrections & Clar...

08 may 12

I Wanna Be A-Doored: Getting it Backwards Down Under

If youre reading this in an English-speaking country, its probably Monday.  Of course, the exception to this is Australia, where due to the time difference its been Monday for like three days no...

07 may 12

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

To you, Friday likely means the start of that inexorable slide into sloth and lethargy that characterizes your weekend.  Sure, your body may be at work, but your brain is already elsewhere. &nbs...

04 may 12

Feelin Cranky: Its Our Time of the Month

Have you noticed anything different while riding your bike over the last three days?  Are motorists being unusually kind towards you?  Have pedestrians been smiling at you?  Have polic...

03 may 12

Its Wednesday! Insert Your Own Title Here: __________

Riding bicycles! This guy loves it: You know this guy loves it: And, yes, even this guy loves it: ("Say that to my face and Ill knock your block off.") Sure, hed never admit he loves it becau...

02 may 12

Louver or Leave It: The Future of Urban Cycling

Further to yesterdays post, while New York City may be a "bike culture" backwater, at least when it comes to whimsical signage we refuse to be outdone: Yes, the Department of Transportations ...

01 may 12

Quality of Life: Pee Me a River

"So where the heck have you been?," you may be asking yourself as you read this.  Well, I wish I could answer you, but after weeks of travel Im not so sure myself.  The truth is, Im...

30 apr 12

This Just In: Youre On Your Own For a Week!

Dear Loyal Readers, Occasional Readers, First-Time Readers, Last-Time Readers Who Are Totally Over This Blog But Are Checking In One Final Time In Order to Leave a Nasty Comment, and Random Internet ...

23 apr 12

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

In recent years there have been numerous proposals to build a velodrome in New York City.  Its crucial that we get a new velodrome, so that the people who currently make a bunch of excuses for n...

20 apr 12

Hand-Folding: Its Not Just For Laundry Anymore

When you think of folding bikes, no doubt you think of tiny-wheeled circus affairs straddled by people in blazers and DayGlo pant cuff retainers.  What you probably dont think of is actual foldi...

19 apr 12

Saving Your Hide: Gran Fondos and Grand Illusions

News!  People love it!  You want some?  I have some!  Why am I writing in breathless prose?  Well, I have just received a scorchingly urgent, pressingly pressing press releas...

18 apr 12

A Certain Extent: A Short Jog Off A Long Island

There are those who say that cycling is elitist, a rarefied pursuit for people obsessed with "weird style diktats."  Id like to say that isnt the case, and that anybody who wishes to enj...

17 apr 12

The Indignity of Returning to New York: Soliciting

They say the road changes a person.  Now, I dont know if this is true, and thats mostly because I just made it up.  However, I do know the road changes a persons bike.  For example, si...

16 apr 12

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