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A New Project: the Planning
Well, since my first post on this subject, I started to draw what exactly I would want to build. You can judge how well it matches to the original design here. I have the mindset that anything I do must … Continue reading
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Bicycle Maintenance: Lubrication
During the winter is a great time to give your bike some tender loving care. One important part of this TLC is lubrication – applying oil to certain parts of the bike. Whether you use your bike in the cold … Continue reading
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A New Project
I looked into the history of bicycling and bicycle building. Especially the early safety bicycles made me curious, the ones which came after the high-wheel bicycles, a.k.a. “Penny Farthing”-s. This was all before cars ruled the roads, and the 1890-s … Continue reading
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Browsing the Internet
When I visited the United States the first time in 1992, I found the state of bicycling abysmally strange. Coming from Hungary where bikes were nothing special really, but standard tools of transportation that pretty much every family had, usually … Continue reading
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Halloween
Every year on Halloween day my place of work, a small company, called REMI, organizes a dress-up party for us. It is a big thing, we would talk (or some would specifically NOT talk) about what we will be dressed … Continue reading
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Adverse Weather Bicycling Workshop
Two expert year-around bicyclists (Dorie and Gabor) invite you to learn all about adverse weather bicycling. Many of these techniques make general practical sense in decent weather also, so you may be interested even if you don’t plan to ride … Continue reading
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Senior Cohousing
Senior Cohousing Information Sessions Scheduled—in Amherst & Northampton A public presentation – “Senior Cohousing: An Option for Aging Successfully in Community,” – will be given by cohousing resident, advocate, and facilitator Dyan Wiley on 3 different dates and locations in … Continue reading
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Bikeability Assessment
Attention Hampshire County bicyclists, residents, and all! Do you want to make our roads safer for bicycling? We have a great opportunity for you to do just that. At the request of the City of Northampton and Town of Amherst, … Continue reading
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Meetup group for co-housing
New meetup group aims to create affordable co-housing in Western Mass. The co-housing concept appeals to many people who are seeking a more community-oriented and earth-friendly way of life. However, existing co-housing communities in western Mass. are quite expensive to … Continue reading
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Food Day Workshop
You may have seen information in a previous post about the gleaning (don’t you find a striking resemblance between this photo and the one on the flyer :?-) and the food preserving workshop that took place lately. I have been … Continue reading
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