And their memory was a bitter tree which bore crimson fruit in the years to come.Tumblr (3.0; @vorpalchortle)http://www.vorpalchortle.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/64199318" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The 2013 Boston Midnight Marathon Bike Ride as seen from the cockpit of my Space Horse.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/48174179760http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/48174179760Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:17:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0eaa8a1373f8def59c099811559fd6be/tumblr_mld72gDaKE1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vorpalchortle/8656382150/" title="Dawn redwood meets a horse with no name." target="_blank">Dawn redwood meets a horse with no name.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/48140986711http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/48140986711Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:18:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00090fa8896c8981c945444d123db3ed/tumblr_mksx3nvYU01qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vorpalchortle/8623258504/" title="Finally." target="_blank">Finally.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47219270118http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47219270118Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:30:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e66119dcd6a460ef88424861b4a6472f/tumblr_mksafpZKu11qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vorpalchortle/8621037313/" title="They may look like yellow cotton swabs, but at least my hands are less numb now." target="_blank">They may look like yellow cotton swabs, but at least my hands are less numb now.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47189332582http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47189332582Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:21:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ebee7b21a1573bd43f5f1c4baf3d53b4/tumblr_mkqzuyCs4u1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vorpalchortle/8620474128/" title="The Arrival" target="_blank">The Arrival</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47130774664http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47130774664Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:35:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d48d1070c854af21cc94505240f633ef/tumblr_mkqx02j5Ll1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After riding and tinkering with vintage bikes for years I finally treated myself to an @AllCityCycles Space Horse.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47126158460http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/47126158460Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:33:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e3ec3c6e194b2bd4eaffedcb944577f/tumblr_meqf6nFk6i1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wet hub.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37503017657http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37503017657Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:47:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd2b51287301e0f07d0be5022c22894b/tumblr_meqf32Nowr1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dewdrops on handlebars.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37502867770http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37502867770Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:45:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f148c95e093efb393d7249166eb7c6c9/tumblr_meqf10ACNF1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chrome lugs after the rain.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37502779595http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/37502779595Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:43:48 -0500<a href="http://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-trend-for-hybrid-cycling-clothes.html">Lovely Bicycle on Hybrid Cycling Clothes</a>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36881803881http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36881803881Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:25:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4owzbk5B1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bicycle with feathered boa.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36644540848http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36644540848Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:10:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4kjvn7XG1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Newly acquired steel fenders for the single-speed.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36637370555http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36637370555Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:35:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtlfkezMp1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Note to self (and others): Raleigh 40-spoke wheel uses a cross- four pattern, not three, with original spokes.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189404957http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189404957Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:21:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtlb0SIdI1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spokes.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189239658http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189239658Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:18:36 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtl8sCPSJ1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clean(er).</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189159485http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36189159485Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:17:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtl1mbDnp1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More old caked-on grease.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36188898227http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36188898227Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:12:58 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtkyalgwg1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Filthy 41 year old Sturmey-Archer internal 3-speed hub.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36188776485http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36188776485Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:10:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpbmjToMT1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wheel building weekend.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36012603211http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/36012603211Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:59:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdnu49bTGm1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice lock job, champ.</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/35952687462http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/35952687462Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:43:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdnnntDQay1qed4i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roasted chestnuts!</p>http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/35943360718http://www.vorpalchortle.com/post/35943360718Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:23:53 -0500