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Jason the High Rider (and bike builder)

I’ve been meaning to post these pictures for about a week. They’re of a fellow biker that I seem to run into somewhat frequently. I posted about him previously on this blog (click here) when I was walking one winter night and saw him and a friend riding tall bikes. I also mad reference toContinue reading “Jason the High Rider (and bike builder)”

An Omelette and a Glass of Wine

OK, I have a couple confessions. One is that the title of this post is borrowed from a book by the same name (click here). It was written by the late British cookery writer, Elizabeth David, who greatly influenced not only the way I cook but also the way I write about food. And whileContinue reading “An Omelette and a Glass of Wine”

Ezekiel Bread (#3)

Ezekiel bread is by far one of my favorite breads to make and to eat…It’s also apparently one of the most common reasons people visit this blog. With the umbrella name of Urban Simplicity, I focus on three things mainly (with many random tangents)…food/cooking, spirituality, and biking, lots on biking because I enjoy it (includingContinue reading “Ezekiel Bread (#3)”

Blessed!

Yesterday I attended the Bike Blessing ceremony at Lafayette Presbyterian Church here in Buffalo. It was the first time this event was held in Western New York and I hope it becomes a tradition. I’m assuming it is modeled after the bike blessing that has taken place at the Cathedral Church of St. John theContinue reading “Blessed!”

Things That Can Carried On A Bike (#169 – #172)

All in a day’s ride. An acoustic guitar.Two jackets.A loose-leaf folder. The new DVD, BFLO PNK 1.0 A few miscellaneous groceries. A medium spinach pizza. Another bike. Best thing someone has yelled to me on a bike: Hey buddy, it looks like your bike is having sex. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#167 & #168), and a brief story of the misunderstood car driver

A freshly baked loaf of Roast Red Pepper-Parmesan Bread.A canvas bag containing, among other things, three books, a day planner, and a camera. A quart of milk.A tin of mixed nuts.A can of coffee.A gym bag full of wet clothes.A 15lb canister of propane fuel. So there I was pedaling down Allen Street on myContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#167 & #168), and a brief story of the misunderstood car driver”

Putting a v1 Mundo To The Test

This is a pretty interesting video, especially if you own a cargo bike or Mundo (which I know many of you do). It’s a nine-minute clip of a guy carrying 400lbs of bananas from the Weaver Street Market to a free market…he does it but it looks pretty shaky. It’s still an interesting clip toContinue reading “Putting a v1 Mundo To The Test”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#166), and a few comments

A gym bag full of wet clothes.A bag of dog food.Eight AA batteries.A small brick of cheddar. Yes I’m carrying a small block of cheese on a bike…I know there’s a metaphor here somewhere but it hasn’t come to me yet. My point is this: carrying these small, odd, and random things on a bikeContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#166), and a few comments”

The Buddy Bike

I’ve been seeing this bike parked outside Campus Wheel Works for the past few weeks and it’s intrigued me; the brand name on it is Buddy Bike. My son snapped the picture with his cell phone and sent it to me. It’s an odd sort of side-by-side tandem (rather than in-line)…and quite honestly it looksContinue reading “The Buddy Bike”

Lebanese Inspired Pizza

This isn’t so much a pizza as it is a sort of Middle Eastern flat-bread with flavoring ingredients on it (but then again that’s what pizza is, isn’t it…bread with stuff on it). What this is really is a variation of the Lebanese za’atar bread with a few other ingredients…and geeze o’ man is itContinue reading “Lebanese Inspired Pizza”

A Few Einstein Quotes

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only after death.” “In the middle of difficulty liesContinue reading “A Few Einstein Quotes”