I confess to not keeping up with the maintenance sometimes on the bikes. I pick the one that's working best and ride it. Sometimes I even ignore obvious problems until things go fully south on me. So, the Big Dummy hasn't been shifting so well lately. I've ridden it anyway. It's perfect for what I need to do around town getting groceries and hauling things like The Boy. Finally, I went to fetch 'er up in the garage and noticed a flat rear tire, so I picked a different bike that day - and the next. Two weeks go by and…

This is making the rounds, so we thought we'd better post?it right away so we can show how ahead of the curve we are.? Thanks to Wales' most handsome man, Chipps, for sending it to us.

Here are some pretty and not-so-pretty pix I shot at Homie.  If you want to see all of them you should click on this link.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/snackeypix/sets/72157622640595545/ After this I had to leave to take the kiddies out trick-a-treatin', so not only did I miss the best part of the day but I also have no photographic evidence of it.  It's certainly better this way.

1) It is sometimes my duty to remove my own opinions and emotions and simply share with you things you might find interesting.  With that in mind, please click here to find our Twitter. 2)  Outside Magazine has recently named our venerable Cross Check as one of their favorite commuter bikes.  Neato.    3) One Elan Viss wrote to me in June saying "Hey, My name is Elan Viss and I have been a fan of your bikes since i was about ten years old. i bought an instigator last year and i am buying a steamroller tomorrow. I just thought that it…