The Return of the Superbe

My Raleigh Superbe at Kronberg Park on Kellogg Creek, Milwaukie OR. 21 Jan 2022. Camera: Olympus 35 RD/Film: Fujicolor 100 It's the central irony of my bike-liking life: As soon as I take the time to praise a particular bike, it goes away in some sense. It was just a few months after praising my...

Traveling with a Brompton

Readying the Bromptons for the train. Boarding Amtrak's Empire Builder at Portland Union Station, 11 May 2022. Camera: Minolta XD5 Lens: Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kentmere 400 It's been over a half year since Emee and I have purchased Bromptons. We've fallen in love with these unique bicycles and have done some tweaks and...

On sale again: Schwinn Heavy Duti

Hey folks. I tried to sell my Schwinn Heavy Duti back in December. I knew it was a bad time to do so, but too that chance. Obviously it didn't sell. I took it off the chopping block, and wanted to see if I still wanted to keep it. And I don't. So now it's...

On getting rid of bikes, and not building the same bike again and again

Schwinn Heavy Duti at Laurelhurst Park, 1 Sept 2021 Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Film: Fuji Velvia 50 (expired) It's springtime, the season to sell a bike. I tried to sell my Schwinn Heavy Duti right around Christmas. I knew that it would be a tough sell for winter, but I hoped that maybe someone wanted...

A quick trip to Eugene, 28-29 January 2022

Emee's son had a robotics meet at a high school in the Eugene area on Saturday January 29th, so we decided to drive down on Friday night and spend the night. Even though I've lived in Portland for over twenty years, I haven't spent much time here. I tended to either gravitate towards Seattle and...

Personalizing the Brompton

It's been three months since Emee and I have gotten our Bromptons. We bought them from REI, since no one else seemed to have them when we were looking (at least not at an affordable price.) I'm really thankful that REI had them (hello, dividend!) but they only carry bare-bones versions, and only in black....

The Raleigh Superbe at about six years: A reflection

14 Jan 2022. Olympus Pen EES-2/Fuji Superia Premium 400 I've been riding my Raleigh Superbe quite a bit lately. When I got the Brompton back in October, I pretty much rode that exclusively for two months. Then I rotated to the Bantam, as I wanted to get some more "ride" rides in. Now it's the...

A state of the bike fleet at the end of 2021, and what the future might bring

The current fleet What a year for my bicycles. What an unexpected year. When I filed my "Looking ahead to 2021" post at the end of last year, my take on the fleet was this: My fleet of bikes is as good as it’ll ever be, so no major upgrades. And probably no new bikes...