Author Archives: kaan

trippy

Posted on May 19, 2012 by kaan

Portland bound for the long weekend. Stoked to be in rad company. Excited for adventure. The Sun is rising as we approach the border.

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sunrise

Posted on May 12, 2012 by kaan

Earlier in the week I lamented having slept at home an unusual number of consecutive nights (six or seven). Last night I put a stop to it. I slept outside in Kitsilano and got up at dawn to watch the … Continue reading →

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balls of steel

Posted on May 6, 2012 by kaan

When I returned from the KVR adventure, one of my priorities for Tuesday was to get that  wheel of Rozzy’s repaired. [I have now added several more photos to that post, thanks to Rozzy and Tess!) Disassembling the wheel, it became … Continue reading →

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shoulder season

Posted on May 3, 2012 by kaan

The kettle valley adventure was a success. The scenery was gorgeous and cadenza performed beautifully. Things also went epic with heavy helpings of gnar. After a (Saturday) morning of faff delivering cars to their needed end points, we left Midway shortly past … Continue reading →

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putting on the kettle

Posted on April 27, 2012 by kaan

Headed off to the okanagan tonight to cycle part of the old kettle valley railway. Uberstoked! The back of the truck looks super sexy loaded up with bicycles.

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licensed respect

Posted on April 25, 2012 by kaan

I recently had the need for a tool capable of modifying data spread across multiple text files. Basically I needed something that would do a souped up “search and replace”. A quick prowl of the internet landed me on a … Continue reading →

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the bird can safely be considered as a homogeneous jet of fluid

Posted on April 16, 2012 by kaan

As someone who uses engineering algebra to approximate everything around me, I am generally quite happy to assume a horse is a sphere if it makes the math easier. My friend Phil recently sent me a journal article that does this to the extreme. … Continue reading →

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Green eating

Posted on April 12, 2012 by kaan

I found bright green sausages at Wholefoods. Naturally I bought some. They are 85% local kale and 15% Québécois pork. I am super excited to be moving into a time of year when fresh local food is abundant. Farm Folk City … Continue reading →

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Unitarded

Posted on April 5, 2012 by kaan

Helluva Thursday.

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tom foolery

Posted on April 1, 2012 by kaan

I donned my cape early this morning to compete in the Pacific Populaire. You can tell I am a racer by my fancy “water” bottle.   More photos on facebook.  

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