Recent content by fritz katzenjammer

We get the occational bike through the shop that has been overloaded, it’s pretty much always the rear wheel that goes. Shocking I know. I suggest they contact a tandem specialist, those things are really hard on their wheels. Co-motion in the US and Van Raam in Holland both offer e-tandems.

I ride on trails and sidewalks most of the time as the road has become just too dangerous in the area in which I live. While there are the occasional knuckleheads blasting around at dopey speeds on crowded walkways and trails on e-scooters and e-bikes I find that guys on road bikes are a real...

There’s a likeable British food? Outside of pub grub I always thought of British food as some sort of punishment. sorta like German food.

A common problem everywhere. I work part time at a Trek factory shop, if you want to meet self entitled people just check out some of our roadbike customers. I’m a little bummed out that this isn’t an at least partly Polish club. I do love cabbage rolls.

Oooooo…. So I’m a member of a private, exclusive and possibly Polish club? COOL!

Do you really need it though? It just seems like a good way to beat an expensive battery to death quickly and you are still looking for an electrical outlet part way through your day.

Park Tool PZT-2 pizza cutter. I’m not a fan of Park, buying Unior whenever they offer an equivalent, but you’ve gotta love a company with a sense of humour. and it even comes with a wee bike rack!

A trueing caliper for setting up a balance wheel for a watch. old as the hills, plus some.

I bought a Trek long tail cargo bike last June, since then it’s done most of our grocery runs, hauled scrap metal, been used as a cooler at a BBQ and even hauled another bicycle. Fantastic things, more people should have them. I’m sure that the more you use it, the more you’ll love it.

I used to ride some pretty crazy sports motorcycles, the kind with seats seemingly designed to hurt you. There are gel, foam and air filled cushions that fit over the stock seat and greatly improve things. I’ve had a few and don’t remember any of them being very expensive. Airhawk seats are...

Silca pumps. Top quality, rebuildable and painfully expensive but worth the investment.

You got the call from Ed McMann!?

All of my gauges are mechanical. They are accurate enough and I’ve never had one fail. and no batteries are needed.

Only about 2000 km a year. I suppose it’s not bad for a guy who only a few years ago was stuck behind a desk 9 hours a day. retirement is great, now if I didn’t live in a land where winter can be so darn nasty.

Cool! you can never have too much in the braking department.