Tag: bicycles

Barb Chamberlain on a road bike with a Donkey Boxx and a helmet cover by Hub and Bespoke.

(Re) Learning to Ride a Road Bike

I believe I’ve proven in these pages that I’m perfectly willing to (a) give you a laugh at my expense and (b) prove that I’m not an expert on bikes. My confusion over the Trek’s shifting mechanism when I tried…Continue Reading

White woman in black skirt, black boots, crimson long jacket, holding silver upright bike, wearing white helmet.

My Mary Poppins Bike: Review of the Specialized Globe Daily 2

My bike commuting started on a big-box “Iron Maiden” pseudo-mountain bike, replaced with a similar one when #1 was stolen. These bikes probably weighed a good 45 pounds apiece before adding racks and gear. Then I met Sweet Hubs, who…Continue Reading