This summer I forgot to cut my hair for a long time. Before I knew it, it had gone from #1-4-buzz-fade to shaggy. There comes a time that you pass the point of no hairstyle return. With winter fast approaching, I decided the extra hair would be useful for riding. Coincidentally, it has.
However, the problem is that I don’t like hair touching my ears. Hence, the utility of the mullet. I asked my wife to just buzz some off the sides. Unfortunately, I don’t have balls like my neighbors in Helgin. Starting from birth, they begin growing shoulder blade length hair while keeping the front comfortably trimmed. That’s way too cool for me. Read more
The summer damage our county DPW does in boulder-seal is well compensated for by the beautiful roads they lay out with snow plows during winter. During these nice cold conditions, our network of gravel and paved roads become equally consistent with carnal pleasure. Yet, we don’t have enough plows to keep up with the drifting when the wind blows, which is basically every day. So, during windy snowy days the fun of drift barging begins.
A bike is a perfect tool for the job. Built with razor thin wheels and lots of PSI on the ground, a rider knifes through drifts as if they are fluffy clouds. In the event the drifts are too deep (waist high) or stale (old snow) the bike slows to a stop with no need for braking. Then, a bike is so light it can be taken cyclocross-style over the drift. I’ve passed many stuck cars this way. Don’t fear crashing in the big drifts because they act as natural airbags. This is conjecture though, because I haven’t gone down yet.
I’ve biked into so many drifts that I’ve become a master. Here’s how the snow barging technique goes: Read more
