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Bike Maintenance

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Bob

Friday morning rolled around and I realized that my Brompton had a rear tire flat. I typically have my normal commuter ready to go as a spare. Not today, it was partially apart in the middle of a parts swap … Continue reading →

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Score one for the LBS

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Bob

This afternoon I converted my single speed 29er karate monkey into a single speed winter commuter. I needed some esoteric parts in order to accomplish this. After many attempts in the past of trying to get non performance parts at … Continue reading →

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56 weeks later, a conclusion to my experiment

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Bob

It has been almost a year and one month since I started this experiment. My hypothesis on September 30th 2010 was that my family could go down to one car with little to no sacrifice. This turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Elie in the Car vs Elie in the Metrofiets

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Bob

We hadn’t been able to use the Metrofiets much in the recent weeks since we were trying to keep Elie warm and out of the weather to kick the cold/ear infections she has gotten. Now that they seem solidly gone … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the metrofiets

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Bob

I’ve had the bike a few days shy of two months. It has seen alot of use in the two months. I’ll write a detailed review within a few weeks. For now please enjoy some pictures and video. Your browser … Continue reading →

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