Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac (BA 43-300, #8)

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[Table of Features BA 43-300]

7 Record of the Cyclist
{for the enlisted, to be used in the field}

9 Preface: Your Bike Will Wait For You
{a brief note from the editors}

12 Letters to the Editor
{various voices sung near and far, plus a love letter}

20 Growing Pains
{Mr. Michael Bazzett’s poetry of wintry recollection}

22 Thomas and His Bicycle
{from Ms. Evaline Ness’s 1966 Sam, Bangs, & Moonshine}

23 More ABC’s of Bicycling
{a continuation of long-time two-wheeling advocate Mr. Mike Compton’s impressive cycling dictionary}

29 Bicycle Manual Mad Libs
{Ms. Susan Denning’s handlebar antlers and “threadless” deer}

35 Biking Abroad
{a lovely dispatch from the Netherlands by Ms. Katrina Emery}

40 Bicycling Commonplace Book
{Mr. Bill Poindexter’s meticulous collection of antique bicycling quotes}

46 You There
{Ms. Shea’la Finch wants to hear about your dreams}

48 “Surface Tension”
{behold the poetry of Mr. Mischa Willett}

50 To Have And Have Not: Part 1
{Ms. Alison Rutherford Krieger wonders about homelessness and bicycling}

52 Today’s Exercise
{Mr. Mike Bernhardt’s most uplifting ride imaginable}

55 Smidge & Space Go West…continued!
{part 3 of Ms. Maureen Foley’s drawn depiction of a vexing trip}

65 Bicycle Safety and Information Report
{a surprisingly relevant national study from 1978}

76 “Counter Argument”
{behold more poetry by Mr. Mischa Willett}

80 Getting Past the Dos and Don’ts
{shop owner Mr. Jacob English explains local bike shop etiquette}

84 What Was I Thinking?
{Ms. Alex Behr looks back on photos from her youth}

86 Hipster-Ass Bike for Hipsters
{a found posting on craigslist}

90 Book Review: Tillie the Terrible Swede
{plus a Q&A with author Ms. Sue Stauffacher}

96 L.S. Burbank Bicycle
{a patent for a rowing bicycle from1900}

101 DIY Chain Keeper
{Dr. Marc-Andre Chimonas shows you how to keep your chain on track}

109 An excerpt from Doppelganger Effect
by Mr. Johnathon Allen {a heart-pounding scene of bike messengers in Dallas}

115 Yendra Built Keg Trike
{Fort Collins’ own beautiful—and practical— bicycle invention}

118 Boneshaker’s 600-Word Review
{the Surly Big Dummy, an all-around wonderment}

“The full moon makes sense. When a cloud crosses it it becomes as eloquent as a bicycle leaning outside a drugstore…” ~ Billy Collins, from “Winter Syntax”