New blog

So I thought I was going to write in this blog. Nope, changed my mind since I have a perfectly good domain name already. Point yourself over to jokeisup.com.

Sexual Intercourse: The Bike

It's new bike day!

The curly stays are a re-creation of Hetchins bicycles made in England back in the 60's and 70's. I don't know if they do anything functionally or if they're purely decorational. I tend to think it's just for looks, though one guy …

National Bike to Work Week

Today marks the beginning of National Bike to Work Week, which is part of National Bike Month. This is something I happen to like a great deal because I ride my bike to work and happen to think it's a great thing that a lot of people could easily pick up, thereby …

Mustache Bars

A couple weeks back I posted about a top tube pad I put on my fixie. Well, I was just so tickled by how downright dapper the thing looked that I thought I'd take it up a notch and threw some mustache bars on the bike.

Yesterday was the first day I rode …

It's Getting Hot in Hurrr

Crimony, why is it like 85 degrees in the middle of the night? Oh yeah, probably because my neighborhood is burning down.

That's from the roof of my apartment, about maybe one and a half to two miles south of the fire.

I rode my bike up to Los Feliz …

National Gasoline Boycott Day, National Bicycle Month

It's that time of year again, that time in spring when folks, anticipating the usual rise in costs of gasoline for the summer, decide it's time to really do something. Their solution? Filling my inbox with spam bullshit. Ugh.

So I guess national gasoline boycott day …

Bike Excessory

Normally I don't really care for top tube pads on bikes, but I was at my favorite lbs today and I saw this and just had to get it because my inner ironic hipster couldn't stop laughing. Plus the tan, black, red, and white just matched too well to not get it.

Done with MySpace

As my inaugural blog post for Virb, I just want to formalize how very done I am with MySpace. My profile has been hacked recently and everyone on my friends list has been bombarded by crap about Macy's gift cards. I haven't clicked on the link to see where it leads, but …