Night biking deserves a quiet song: A photo report of my first two Midnite Bicycle League 2022 rides

Belmont Library, 18 Jan 2022. Camera: Minolta SR-T 101 Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4Film: Cinestill 800T We're more than half-way through this year's Midnite Bicycle League Challenge. Ninety people have signed up so far. I haven't received my first completed journal, though I know at least one is on the way. And I've seen...

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...

Coffee Outside at Poet’s Beach, 26 June 2021, plus Portland’s relationship to the river and biking in record-breaking heat.

My Trangia 27 setup. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Silberra Pan 50 After my Sunset/Moonrise Ride on Thursday June 24th, I was in the mood for more sociable bike activities. Unfortunately for me Portland and the rest of the Northwest would be headed for an unprecedented heat wave for the weekend, with triple digit (in Fahrenheit, for you...

My personal Midnite Bicycle League Challenge 2020 Recap

Hello there! I realize that I haven't really done an official report on my five #midnitebicycleleague2020 rides. What better time then now to do it! Ride 1: Monday 3 Dec 2020 This was a 4.5 mile ride with Emee to Los Gorditos Tacqueria on SE Division St and SE 50th Ave for burrito acquistion. I...