On that day we rode to the library for books on Woody Guthrie. Later to Anne’s house to let her know, who we instead found on the bike path before we got there. That ride counts for more than I hope we’ll ever know.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 19, 2018

Review: Breaking Away [From BA 42-500]

Bikes turn out to be objects that can break, and break us. But Dave plugs away. He doesn’t give up the bike, and he doesn’t give up on becoming something more than a cutter.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 17, 2018

Bicycle Face: An Affliction Common to Bicyclists [From BA 42-500]

Wheelmen and wheelwomen indignantly deny [its] reality, but the talk about “bicycle face” has gained considerable currency and given rise to grave discussion concerning the causes and remedies of the phenomenon.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 16, 2018

A Small Friction [From BA 43-500]

It’s funny how on those days/ when the wind is so strong/ you pedal like a zoetrope horse/ stuck in stride.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 16, 2018

Review: Bike Commuting Year-round in Alaska [From BA 43-400]

Sparkling snow, frosted trees, stiff smoke rising in unison across the cityscape from so many smokestacks. During the prolonged sunrises and sunsets, brilliant orange and pink covered the horizon.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 15, 2018

How to Make a Simple Chain Keeper [From BA 43-300]

With a little effort and even less money, the rider of a retrofit singlespeed can create a simple component to keep the chain in place.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 11, 2018

Thoughts Had While Riding [From BA 43-200]

Sometimes you get a headwind and sometimes you get a tailwind. Let the headwind remind you to slow down and enjoy what’s around you. Let the tailwind remind you that sometimes it feels nice to get a little help.

Evan P. SchneiderAugust 8, 2018

Full Moon Ride Schedule [From BA 43-300]

Maybe go further and lock your bikes at a trailhead. Look not just at the moon—that's Mars there, too.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 27, 2018

Review: Eating On Your Bicycle [From BA 42-500]

Our handy chart for what to eat, and not to eat, while out there on your bicycle.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 19, 2018

The Ride [From BA 43-200]

Gravity still functions, holding our wheels fast to the pavement. Cuts harden into scabs and soften into scars. Bruises fade.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

Plague of Self-Doubt [From BA 43-100]

By virtue of your courage, be it ever so humble or young, know that you are, ever and always, one of us.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

The Affect of Cycling, Continued [From BA 43-400]

Riding a bike can profoundly affect the way one sees the world.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

The Climb Goes On [From BA 43-300]

That familiar symphony of saddle and shoe leather straining and squeaking.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

Boneshaker Almanac vs. Boneshaker Magazine [From BA 43-100]

We love to cycle around the forests and woods at this time of year.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

Bicycle Epistles [From BA 43-100]

There really should be some sort of national note leaving campaign whereby we vow to put a note on someone else’s bike every once in a while.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018

Under Your Own Power [From BA 42-400]

Do these administrative decisions tell us that we are ready to leave unsustainable practices in the past and forge into the next paradigm? They do not.

Evan P. SchneiderJuly 15, 2018