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• [Albany] Xtracycle #2…

  …is on the way! Jen bought a Trek 7000WSD today at The Down Tube bike shop in Albany. It looks like this, or at least it will when it’s built: We ordered the 700cc Xtracycle kit tonight, and they’ll be building her bike when the kit... Posted May 01 2008, 07:54 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, Car-free Living, Jason Crane

• [Albany] Pillsbury Glowboy

  Photo by Eric Breitung Read More... Posted Apr 29 2008, 09:51 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, GlowMotion 08, Jason Crane

• [Albany] Critical Mass in the Capital!

  Dozens of friendly people, all on bikes. What’s not to like? Since I moved to Albany, I’ve been working a lot and socializing very little. Tonight, I met a huge gang of fun folks all at once at Critical Mass. Much like Rochester, this CM is... Posted Apr 26 2008, 10:11 AM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Group Rides, Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Critical Mass, Albany, Jason Crane

• [Albany] Lovin’ the commute

  I don’t really have a “commute” because I don’t have an office that I go to each day. Instead, my day is a combination of work from home and travel to the hotels and other sites where our UNITE HERE union members work. Most of... Posted Apr 21 2008, 07:27 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, Car-free Living, Jason Crane

• [Albany] Buckingham Lake

  When I was at the Adirondack Sports & Fitness Expo yesterday, two NYBC folks — Amy and her daughter Laurel — told me about Buckingham Lake (also known as Buckingham Pond or Rafts Pond), an idyllic little spot right outside of downtown... Posted Apr 20 2008, 01:51 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, Jason Crane, Buckingham Lake

• [Albany] Late night cruising in Albany

  It was 90 degrees in Albany yesterday, and that meant it was still gorgeous late last night when I went cruising down to Empire State Plaza and the Capitol. Enjoy! [Show as slideshow] Read More... Posted Apr 20 2008, 10:58 AM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, GlowMotion 08

• [Albany] Riding to Chico

  No, not the city in California. The jazz drumming genious Chico Hamilton. I interviewed him this evening for The Jazz Session, my jazz interview show. I went downtown to the Hampton Inn in Albany in plenty of time for our interview, even giving myself... Posted Apr 18 2008, 09:35 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, Jason Crane

• First photos of the Down Low Glow

  The rest of the photos are at Fort Orange Cycling. Read More... Posted Apr 17 2008, 07:46 AM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Bike news, Albany, GlowMotion 08

• D to the L to the G-L-O

  Originally posted at Fort Orange Cycling. My new Down Low Glow bike lighting system arrived this afternoon, and I took my first cruise tonight with the stylin’ Packet Boat (Xtracycle). I’ll have some pictures in the morning. My driveway is... Posted Apr 16 2008, 10:34 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany

• Monks, mass transit & mad skillz

  The sometimes harrowing, infrequently edifying tale of a multi-modal trip across New York State, complete with Buddhists, BMXers and bureaucracy. Read all about it. Read More... Posted Apr 06 2008, 10:44 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany

• Riding with Gloria Steinem

  OK, maybe not exactly with, but certainly in the immediate vicinity of… Read all about it. Read More... Posted Apr 02 2008, 09:04 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany, feminism, labor

• Cycling toward the future

  Photo by Joey Mac So. Over the next weeks and months, I’m probably going to write here about my wife’s and my attempt to get back to the values we started with as a married couple. Ever since we had our two lovely boys, I think we’ve... Posted Apr 01 2008, 10:23 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Cycling Thoughts, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany

• My first half-century

  Read about it at Fort Orange Cycling. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2008, 08:09 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle), Albany

• Ye Olde Bicycle Commute

  I rode more than 10 miles today on my bike. That, my friends, is farther than my total combined mileage for the rest of 2008 thus far. That’s right. Mister I-Ride-Everywhere. Mister RocBike. Mister Bike Culture. That same cat has reverted to Mr... Posted Mar 13 2008, 08:46 PM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: Road Stories, The Packet Boat (Xtracycle)

• This is just cool

  Read More... Posted Mar 13 2008, 10:59 AM by RocBike.com | The RocBike Review Filed under: The Packet Boat (Xtracycle)