she’s not here

Sunday, 23 March 2008 5:37 pm by noel
posted in cycling, mine

its the holy week. people are out of the city. there’s very little traffic on the streets.
and she’s not here.
its tiring walking alone. bordering on boring. the pace gets unbearably slow.
because she’s not here.
it feels like i’m stranded. others pass me by. but i tread on.
even if she’s not here.
i look forward to the day [...]

why do this

Saturday, 1 March 2008 1:07 pm by noel
posted in cycling

“why do you do this to yourself?”
she spoke in a voice of genuine concern and looked at me a bit worriedly. but she didn’t say anything else. i haven’t seen her for years.
i was in a middle of what was to be a long bike ride. i ran out of water along the way and [...]

kikay’s measurements

Sunday, 20 January 2008 7:44 am by noel
posted in cycling

yeah. i named my bike “kikay”. its a filipino word for “female flirt” (or something like that). the picture above is her current incarnation.
list of measurements that would be good to know (for my reference):
frame:
top tube: 52 mm center to center
seat tube: 49 mm center to center
bottom bracket length: 68 mm
fork spacing: 100 mm
rear dropout [...]