Weekend 210.0

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Winston Smith

First ride of 2012! It was mostly an excuse to test the installation of a Brooks Flyer Saddle. I rode to the post office and stopped for coffee. I had Continue Reading →

Weekend 209.2 (Pretty Dress)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Winston Smith

The proprietor of Limestone Roof doesn’t want to stay a monk forever and is prone to look at pretty dresses from time-to-time (and not for myself) AND the Bike Lane Continue Reading →

Weekend 209.1 (Tires/Tyres)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Winston Smith

Yeah. I’ve added a category for tires/tyres because of my obsession with vulcanized rubber. Photographs of tires/tyres for me are like hi-res food shots to foodies. I watched Tokyo Story Continue Reading →

Weekend 206.0

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 (2) Fantastic hyperrealistic oil paintings by Steve Mills (3) Ways to Manage an Image (WSJ) (3a) The Art and Soul of Disney (4) Jean Nouvel: Continue Reading →

Weekend 199.0

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Happy By Design (2) Reinventing the Two-Wheeler: Built for the long haul, new bicycle prototypes are making a case for just how far we could go in a car-free Continue Reading →

Weekend 195.0

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Confessions of a Typomaniac (WSJ) (1a) 20 Nice Elegant Fonts (2) High-Value Rust on Wheels (WSJ) (3) Peer-to-Peer Pioneer Sees New York Bicycles Pier-to-Pier (4) Illustration by Rory Kurtz

Weekend 190.0

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Winston Smith

Absolutely gorgeous summer day in New England! (1) Bright Colors Struggle to Bloom in South Korea’s Silver-Car Nation (WSJ) (2) Adventure on the Rails (WSJ Magazine) (3) Custom Cycling’s Big Continue Reading →

Weekend 184.0

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Coast to Coast in Eight Days (WSJ) (2) Lost in a World Without Roots (WSJ) (3) ‘Down and Dirty’ with the Disney Girl (4) A Macy’s branded bicycle? (5) Continue Reading →

Bikes and Books

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) A bike ride through East Sussex (2) Are Books An Endangered Species? (3) PUBLIC D3 (WARNING: BIKE PRON) (4) To Lend or Not To Lend, That is the Question Continue Reading →

A.N.T. Part 1

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Winston Smith

Over a year ago I schlepped into NYC for Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle at the Museum of Arts & Design. The exhibit featured bikes from six independent builders. My favorite Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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