I am winded. My bicycle's rusty. The rear wheels are in danger of dropping off because my axle and dropouts are worn and torn. My handlebar shakes when I go too fast.

Then again, perhaps I am going too fast.

If you think you have the best bike that you do not need to maintain it. You have another think coming along.

We need to keep our tires inflated. We are constantly told that we need to check our tire pressure.

Take a look at the video below titled:
Are You Going To Share This Clip Like Your Sports Trivia?



I am sure you had enough of my silly little obsessions about keeping your tires inflated. You must be thinking, this isn't even as much of a sports trivia as how many times did Lance get a flat tire? Of course, what I say and what I write isn't trivia! It's downright trivial!

Difference is I have decided to share this clip.

This guy has less trivial stuff to share.

Question: Would you consider my cycling commute to be environmentally friendly? Or would you see me as a mental friend?

Anyway, here is something that's 'greener' than a bicycle...


YES! That is a bicycle with a BAMBOO frame. The model of the frame is, well... Bamboo.

The owner of this bicycle makers Calfee, Craig Calfee went through an amazing journey of making this bicycle possible. Part of that process is recorded here.

The Seattle Times ran an article on this last year.

I thought I needed a little pumping up before embarking on this last few weeks of school.

My rear tire was pretty flat after I lazily left my bicycle parked outside for a week or so. Cycling on a flat tire is neither efficient nor enjoyable.

It is not efficient because I'd need to put in a huge amount of effort pedaling as compared . Steering also became much stiffer and less predictable(power steering... NOT!)

Somehow, knowing that I would not enjoy the ride, I made a couple of short distance commute on my flat tires. My saddle was absorbing much of the impact from the rear wheel and that just meant a sore rear end(sorrier end indeed!) for me. I could literally feel each and every tiny bump on the road. There wasn't really a point to avoid the uneven parts because it just hurts as bad to steer away.

Finally, on a commute to church one day, I decided to take a detour and visit the local petrol station. For cyclists who have not noticed, you are able to pump up your flats at this kiosk usually located near the exits/entrance of a petrol station. I being clueless previously, tried to use my hand pump for my tubes which has a rating of 100PSI. Obviously, that poor thing was too weak to generate that high a pressure and I was left with an even flatter tire.

I took some time to learn how to work the thingmajig (simply because I have no other name for it. The label just simply read: "AIR")

I could not remember a smoother and more enjoyable ride after the tires were done. (I did not dare to go to 100PSI cos the tires were already rock-hard at 90!)

As with all things, there's always an implication or food for thought.

Right now I thought I'll just get started with this and leave the rest for later. At least I won't make the mistake of being too lazy to pump up the tires.