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    <h1>Clinton's Bicycle</h1>
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<a href="#sec1">The Death of the Internal Combustion Engine</a>
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<dt>
<a href="#sec2">The Birth of the Organic Oxidization Engine</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec3">A Kind Emacsing Friend</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec4">Metamorphosis</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec5">The Night Is Friendly</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>
<a href="#sec6">Portable Sun</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec7">I Am the Moon</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>
<a href="#sec8">North's Son</a>
</dt>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<a href="#sec9">In the Name of the Steel</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec10">The Death of a Friend</a>
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<h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a>
The Death of the Internal Combustion Engine</h2>

<p class="first">In May 2006 and Camaro decided it was time to die and cost more than
it was worth to repair (although in reality it cost more to repair
than it was worth the first time it broke, but hindsight...). I
travelled by foot for the remainder of the summer.</p>


<h2><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
The Birth of the Organic Oxidization Engine</h2>

<p class="first">In August I decided that I should get a bicycle as my <a href="http://umbc.edu">university</a> took
about an hour to walk to on roads which did not have a terribly good
sidewalk. What was initially meant merely to get me to school in a
reasonable amount of time has now become a new love.</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2006-10-25/left.jpg" alt="It is good to be a bicycle" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">It is good to be a bicycle</td></tr>
</table>


<h2><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
A Kind Emacsing Friend</h2>

<p><a href="http://emacsen.net">Emacsen</a> gave me his Spring 2003 Giant Iguana which was hardly ridden
and merely needed a tiny bit of tuning to get riding again. Soon after
getting it I added a rear rack with panniers, a tail light, and a
cheap headlight (which, alas, was smashed to bits in a small crash).</p>

<p>I rode the bike with its knobby and wide mountain bike tires for a
month as I built strength. There are many hills in Catonsville, and so
for the first few weeks lazy nerd me was defeated by the terrain. A
mere two months after starting to ride, however, I achieved a level of
strength I never thought I would. I could ride thirty miles in a day
and <em>not feel it the next day</em>! A few months after that, even with a
long interlude of no riding due to a broken bone, I found myself able
ride seventy miles with a few thousand feet of elevation change.</p>


<h2><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
Metamorphosis</h2>

<p class="first">In late September I replaced the mountain bike tires with 26x1.75
<a href="http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/bicycle/themes/tires/city/travelcontact/travelcontact_en.html">road tires</a> which nearly doubled my range, and improved the handling of
the bike on pavement considerably. I chose 1.75 over 1.50 tires
because I tend to ride with a fairly heavy load (textbooks and other
type things), and enjoy the freedom of being able to go off road and
not sink into the ground or get trapped in the grass.</p>

<p>I <a href="http://unknown-lamer.livejournal.com/160217.html">fell</a> in October and bent my straight handlebar. I needed a new
handlebar so I found a trekking style handlebar on the internet that
gave me additional spots to put my handle, allowed for a slightly
lowered position while riding, and was the same diameter as the
straight bar so I could keep the shifter/brake combo (it being a bit
expensive to replace). It now has cork tape covered in cloth tape (I'm
hoping the cloth tape will take the brunt of the wear and I can extend
the life of the expensive cork tape). I plan to try using heat shrink
tubing to cover the ends of the tape in place soon (if it works it
should look neater than duct tape).</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2006-10-25/handlebar.jpg" alt="It would seem that the amount of destructiveness to be found in individuals is proportionate to the amount to which expansiveness of life is curtailed. By this we do not refer to individual frustrations of this or that instinctive desire but to the thwarting of the whole of life, the blockage of spontaneity of the growth and expression of man's sensuous, emotional, and intellectual capacities" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">It would seem that the amount of destructiveness to be found in individuals is proportionate to the amount to which expansiveness of life is curtailed. By this we do not refer to individual frustrations of this or that instinctive desire but to the thwarting of the whole of life, the blockage of spontaneity of the growth and expression of man's sensuous, emotional, and intellectual capacities</td></tr>
</table>


<h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
The Night Is Friendly</h2>

<h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
Portable Sun</h3>

<p class="first">As the end of October 2006 arrived the days became shorter, but my
desire to explore the world increased. This presented a bit of a
problem, and so I spent time scouring the Wise Internet for
information on headlights. After much futile poking around I settled
on a <a href="http://www.cygolite.com/2-Products/1-DualCross300.htm">Cygolite DualCross 300</a> and was given one as a birthday gift. It
is as bright as a single car headlight on the top setting and the
batteries do actually last as long as the website says. I've ridden
with it in the rain many times, and it even survived a nasty spill
that broke my collarbone and bent my front rim.</p>

<p>As of March 2008 the light still lasts a good three hours on full
bright. This is with me using it at least once a week, and very often
two or three times a week for extended rides (generally draining the
battery entirely once a week) since late 2006 (excepting that winter
because of my broken collarbone). I feared for a while that the
battery strap was going to wear out and break, but it has yet to show
signs of wear. All in all an <strong>excellent</strong> investment! This thing can
handle heavy use and rain and all sorts of nasty stuff.</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/headlight.jpg" alt="A beacon in the night" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">A beacon in the night</td></tr>
</table>

<p>The nicest part of the light is that it does seem to get its rated
life of about four hours on the brightest setting. I'm not sure if it
really gets nine hours on the dim setting as I've never ridden at the
lowest setting for an extended period of time (I use it as dusk is
setting in to make myself visible, and then increase to full
brightness when night falls). It is about as bright as a single car
headlight; an entire standard width car lane is illuminated with the
light set to hit the ground about eight feet from the bike. I find
this adequate to cycle around full speed at night.</p>


<h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a>
I Am the Moon</h3>

<p class="first">One day in late April 2007 I decided to cover my bicycle in reflective
tape. It is very bright now.</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/before_tape_upside_down.jpg" alt="The last time the bike will be naked" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">The last time the bike will be naked</td></tr>
</table>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/bicycle_post_tape.jpg" alt="Not quite strong enough to cause tides" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Not quite strong enough to cause tides</td></tr>
</table>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/post_tape_nighttime_1.jpg" alt="Or perhaps it is a shining star" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Or perhaps it is a shining star</td></tr>
</table>

<h4><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a>
North's Son</h4>

<p class="first">In Early 2008 I decided to add a few stripes of reflective fabric to
the rear of my panniers. I am not very good at sewing so I used
Fabritac, and they have held on reasonably well since then. I wouldn't
say that the bond was <em>permanent</em> though<sup><a class="footref" name="fnr.1" href="#fn.1">1</a></sup>, but so far they have only
peeled a tiny but on the edges (fixable with a quick dab of the
glue).</p>

<p>I am quite a bit more reflective in the rear now thanks to this. I
also have a rear fender now (more to follow on this once I stop being
lazy and install the front one too) which has a nice strip of orange
reflective tape.</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/rear-tape-white.jpg" alt="~200ft with my DualCross" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">~200ft with my DualCross</td></tr>
</table>
<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/rear-tape-red.jpg" alt="~200ft with one of my tail lights" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">~200ft with one of my tail lights</td></tr>
</table>


<h2><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a>
In the Name of the Steel</h2>

<p class="first">I got a few patches from friends who were travelling about, and in
July 2008 finally glued and sewed them to the bike. Now I am more
metal, clearly.</p>

<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2008/bayern-patch.jpg" alt="Freistaadt aus Bäyern" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Freistaadt aus Bäyern</td></tr>
</table>
<table class="image" width="100%">
  <tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2008/blind-guardian-patch.jpg" alt="Blind Guardian is cool" /></td></tr>
  <tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Blind Guardian is cool</td></tr>
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<h2><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a>
The Death of a Friend</h2>

<p class="first">On the eve of February 9th, 2011 I went on a ride. Arriving at my
destination I chained my bike and noticed one of the chainstays looked
a bit odd; fate would have it that the chainstay had fractured. And so
my first Aluminum Steed was laid to rest. Rest in Peace dear friend.</p>

<hr />
<p class="footnote"><a class="footnum" name="fn.1" href="#fnr.1">1.</a> It turns out that I was underestimating the bond; as of late
September 2010 the reflective tape has only minorly peeled around
the edges (fixable with a quick touch up). This being with
regular riding and occasional exposure to rain.</p>


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	18	<dl>
	19	<dt>
	20	<a href="#sec1">The Death of the Internal Combustion Engine</a>
	21	</dt>
	22	<dt>
	23	<a href="#sec2">The Birth of the Organic Oxidization Engine</a>
	24	</dt>
	25	<dt>
	26	<a href="#sec3">A Kind Emacsing Friend</a>
	27	</dt>
	28	<dt>
	29	<a href="#sec4">Metamorphosis</a>
	30	</dt>
	31	<dt>
	32	<a href="#sec5">The Night Is Friendly</a>
	33	</dt>
	34	<dd>
	35	<dl>
	36	<dt>
	37	<a href="#sec6">Portable Sun</a>
	38	</dt>
	39	<dt>
	40	<a href="#sec7">I Am the Moon</a>
	41	</dt>
	42	<dd>
	43	<dl>
	44	<dt>
	45	<a href="#sec8">North's Son</a>
	46	</dt>
	47	</dl>
	48	</dd>
	49	</dl>
	50	</dd>
	51	<dt>
	52	<a href="#sec9">In the Name of the Steel</a>
	53	</dt>
c91a896f	54	<dt>
	55	<a href="#sec10">The Death of a Friend</a>
	56	</dt>
2aff8b5c	57	</dl>
	58	</div>
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	60
	61	<!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><table class="image" width="100%">
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	63	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Greetings Friend</td></tr>
	64	</table>
	65
	66	<h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a>
	67	The Death of the Internal Combustion Engine</h2>
	68
	69	<p class="first">In May 2006 and Camaro decided it was time to die and cost more than
	70	it was worth to repair (although in reality it cost more to repair
	71	than it was worth the first time it broke, but hindsight...). I
	72	travelled by foot for the remainder of the summer.</p>
	73
	74
	75	<h2><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
	76	The Birth of the Organic Oxidization Engine</h2>
	77
	78	<p class="first">In August I decided that I should get a bicycle as my <a href="http://umbc.edu">university</a> took
	79	about an hour to walk to on roads which did not have a terribly good
	80	sidewalk. What was initially meant merely to get me to school in a
	81	reasonable amount of time has now become a new love.</p>
	82
	83	<table class="image" width="100%">
	84	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2006-10-25/left.jpg" alt="It is good to be a bicycle" /></td></tr>
	85	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">It is good to be a bicycle</td></tr>
	86	</table>
	87
	88
	89	<h2><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
	90	A Kind Emacsing Friend</h2>
	91
	92	<p><a href="http://emacsen.net">Emacsen</a> gave me his Spring 2003 Giant Iguana which was hardly ridden
	93	and merely needed a tiny bit of tuning to get riding again. Soon after
	94	getting it I added a rear rack with panniers, a tail light, and a
	95	cheap headlight (which, alas, was smashed to bits in a small crash).</p>
	96
	97	<p>I rode the bike with its knobby and wide mountain bike tires for a
	98	month as I built strength. There are many hills in Catonsville, and so
	99	for the first few weeks lazy nerd me was defeated by the terrain. A
	100	mere two months after starting to ride, however, I achieved a level of
	101	strength I never thought I would. I could ride thirty miles in a day
	102	and <em>not feel it the next day</em>! A few months after that, even with a
	103	long interlude of no riding due to a broken bone, I found myself able
	104	ride seventy miles with a few thousand feet of elevation change.</p>
	105
	106
	107	<h2><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
	108	Metamorphosis</h2>
	109
	110	<p class="first">In late September I replaced the mountain bike tires with 26x1.75
	111	<a href="http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/de/en/continental/bicycle/themes/tires/city/travelcontact/travelcontact_en.html">road tires</a> which nearly doubled my range, and improved the handling of
	112	the bike on pavement considerably. I chose 1.75 over 1.50 tires
	113	because I tend to ride with a fairly heavy load (textbooks and other
	114	type things), and enjoy the freedom of being able to go off road and
	115	not sink into the ground or get trapped in the grass.</p>
	116
	117	<p>I <a href="http://unknown-lamer.livejournal.com/160217.html">fell</a> in October and bent my straight handlebar. I needed a new
	118	handlebar so I found a trekking style handlebar on the internet that
	119	gave me additional spots to put my handle, allowed for a slightly
	120	lowered position while riding, and was the same diameter as the
121	straight bar so I could keep the shifter/brake combo (it being a bit
122	expensive to replace). It now has cork tape covered in cloth tape (I'm
123	hoping the cloth tape will take the brunt of the wear and I can extend
124	the life of the expensive cork tape). I plan to try using heat shrink
125	tubing to cover the ends of the tape in place soon (if it works it
126	should look neater than duct tape).</p>
127
128	<table class="image" width="100%">
129	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2006-10-25/handlebar.jpg" alt="It would seem that the amount of destructiveness to be found in individuals is proportionate to the amount to which expansiveness of life is curtailed. By this we do not refer to individual frustrations of this or that instinctive desire but to the thwarting of the whole of life, the blockage of spontaneity of the growth and expression of man's sensuous, emotional, and intellectual capacities" /></td></tr>
130	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">It would seem that the amount of destructiveness to be found in individuals is proportionate to the amount to which expansiveness of life is curtailed. By this we do not refer to individual frustrations of this or that instinctive desire but to the thwarting of the whole of life, the blockage of spontaneity of the growth and expression of man's sensuous, emotional, and intellectual capacities</td></tr>
131	</table>
132
133
134	<h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
135	The Night Is Friendly</h2>
136
137	<h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
138	Portable Sun</h3>
139
140	<p class="first">As the end of October 2006 arrived the days became shorter, but my
141	desire to explore the world increased. This presented a bit of a
142	problem, and so I spent time scouring the Wise Internet for
143	information on headlights. After much futile poking around I settled
144	on a <a href="http://www.cygolite.com/2-Products/1-DualCross300.htm">Cygolite DualCross 300</a> and was given one as a birthday gift. It
145	is as bright as a single car headlight on the top setting and the
146	batteries do actually last as long as the website says. I've ridden
147	with it in the rain many times, and it even survived a nasty spill
148	that broke my collarbone and bent my front rim.</p>
149
150	<p>As of March 2008 the light still lasts a good three hours on full
151	bright. This is with me using it at least once a week, and very often
152	two or three times a week for extended rides (generally draining the
153	battery entirely once a week) since late 2006 (excepting that winter
154	because of my broken collarbone). I feared for a while that the
155	battery strap was going to wear out and break, but it has yet to show
156	signs of wear. All in all an <strong>excellent</strong> investment! This thing can
157	handle heavy use and rain and all sorts of nasty stuff.</p>
158
159	<table class="image" width="100%">
160	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/headlight.jpg" alt="A beacon in the night" /></td></tr>
161	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">A beacon in the night</td></tr>
162	</table>
163
164	<p>The nicest part of the light is that it does seem to get its rated
165	life of about four hours on the brightest setting. I'm not sure if it
166	really gets nine hours on the dim setting as I've never ridden at the
167	lowest setting for an extended period of time (I use it as dusk is
168	setting in to make myself visible, and then increase to full
169	brightness when night falls). It is about as bright as a single car
170	headlight; an entire standard width car lane is illuminated with the
171	light set to hit the ground about eight feet from the bike. I find
172	this adequate to cycle around full speed at night.</p>
173
174
175
176	<h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a>
177	I Am the Moon</h3>
178
179	<p class="first">One day in late April 2007 I decided to cover my bicycle in reflective
180	tape. It is very bright now.</p>
181
182	<table class="image" width="100%">
183	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/before_tape_upside_down.jpg" alt="The last time the bike will be naked" /></td></tr>
184	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">The last time the bike will be naked</td></tr>
185	</table>
186
187	<table class="image" width="100%">
188	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/bicycle_post_tape.jpg" alt="Not quite strong enough to cause tides" /></td></tr>
189	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Not quite strong enough to cause tides</td></tr>
190	</table>
191
192	<table class="image" width="100%">
193	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/post_tape_nighttime_1.jpg" alt="Or perhaps it is a shining star" /></td></tr>
194	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Or perhaps it is a shining star</td></tr>
195	</table>
196
197	<h4><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a>
198	North's Son</h4>
199
200	<p class="first">In Early 2008 I decided to add a few stripes of reflective fabric to
201	the rear of my panniers. I am not very good at sewing so I used
202	Fabritac, and they have held on reasonably well since then. I wouldn't
011c040f	203	say that the bond was <em>permanent</em> though<sup><a class="footref" name="fnr.1" href="#fn.1">1</a></sup>, but so far they have only
2aff8b5c	204	peeled a tiny but on the edges (fixable with a quick dab of the
	205	glue).</p>
	206
	207	<p>I am quite a bit more reflective in the rear now thanks to this. I
	208	also have a rear fender now (more to follow on this once I stop being
	209	lazy and install the front one too) which has a nice strip of orange
	210	reflective tape.</p>
	211
	212	<table class="image" width="100%">
	213	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/rear-tape-white.jpg" alt="~200ft with my DualCross" /></td></tr>
	214	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">~200ft with my DualCross</td></tr>
	215	</table>
	216	<table class="image" width="100%">
	217	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/rear-tape-red.jpg" alt="~200ft with one of my tail lights" /></td></tr>
	218	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">~200ft with one of my tail lights</td></tr>
	219	</table>
	220
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	223
	224	<h2><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a>
	225	In the Name of the Steel</h2>
	226
	227	<p class="first">I got a few patches from friends who were travelling about, and in
	228	July 2008 finally glued and sewed them to the bike. Now I am more
	229	metal, clearly.</p>
	230
	231	<table class="image" width="100%">
	232	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2008/bayern-patch.jpg" alt="Freistaadt aus Bäyern" /></td></tr>
	233	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Freistaadt aus Bäyern</td></tr>
	234	</table>
	235	<table class="image" width="100%">
	236	<tr><td align="center"><img src="img/photos/bicycle/2008/blind-guardian-patch.jpg" alt="Blind Guardian is cool" /></td></tr>
	237	<tr><td align="center" class="image-caption">Blind Guardian is cool</td></tr>
	238	</table>
	239
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	241	<h2><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a>
	242	The Death of a Friend</h2>
	243
	244	<p class="first">On the eve of February 9th, 2011 I went on a ride. Arriving at my
	245	destination I chained my bike and noticed one of the chainstays looked
	246	a bit odd; fate would have it that the chainstay had fractured. And so
	247	my first Aluminum Steed was laid to rest. Rest in Peace dear friend.</p>
	248
011c040f	249	<hr />
	250	<p class="footnote"><a class="footnum" name="fn.1" href="#fnr.1">1.</a> It turns out that I was underestimating the bond; as of late
	251	September 2010 the reflective tape has only minorly peeled around
	252	the edges (fixable with a quick touch up). This being with
	253	regular riding and occasional exposure to rain.</p>
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