Car Less Ohio

Promoting the bicycling lifestyle in The Buckeye State

Monthly Archives: January 2012

Springtime in January, Again

The weather gods smiled upon me once again this month, with dry skies and temperatures into the 50′s on my day off. I took Uncle Rico (my knickname for my Xtracycle-equipped bike) down to Kent to check out Wild Earth Outfitters, the new outdoor store. The most direct route to Kent is about 18 miles. [...]

Product Review: Stanley Nineteen13 eCycle Mug

Stanley has been making tools, beverage containers, and other food storage products since 1913. Traditionally targeted to the lunch-pail-carrying crowd, they’ve introduced a new line to seemingly appeal to the younger, hip set with recycled and recyclable materials, and bike bottle-cage friendliness. I’ve used a “coffee ring” type of cage on my commuter bike for a [...]

Springtime in January

My scheduled day off from work today aligned with the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had in the past week, so I decided it was a perfect time to head out on the Salsa Fargo for my first “big” ride of the new year. The forecast called for it to break 50 degrees; I don’t think [...]

Old News is Good News

If you follow this blog on a regular basis, whether it’s through a news reader, RSS feed, or just the old-fashioned way by going to the URL, you may have noticed a few new posts lately that have photos and other information about stuff that happened a long time ago. Don’t worry; you’re not in [...]

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