Author
Raymond Epstein
Raymond “Dr Sweets” Epstein began working in fifth grade selling fruitcakes
door to door. He currently resides in the deep south and has practiced
dentistry for over thirty years. When he is not fixin choppers, he rides the
miles of regional trails at his disposal. He is constantly listening to music
having seen zillions of shows and played many as well. He is a husband,
father, mountain bike coach and does not own any dentist bikes. He is still
okay with fruit cakes.
Lemons to lemonade. When everything seems to be going to hell is a great time to start dancing. Is your country at war? Take a trip because everyone is afraid to fly. Maybe a!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 29: Why be Something that You’re Not or Why Not?
Being fake was such a huge thing when I was growing up. A huge bad thing. If you were a fake punker, you were a poseur. People who would befriend you just for some sort of!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 28: The Quest for the Perfect Espresso
I have no idea why Tyler and I decided to meet up at a Saturday basketball game at our junior high. Neither of us gave AF about most team sports (I mean I played football,!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 27: Silly Simple Sweet Hardtails
I’m fascinated with simple things. A plain coffee cup, a pictogram design, monochromatic pictures, songs with few chords, color fields (yeah, I like Rothko), and basic!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 26: Trip Like I Do
Getting out of town for even the briefest respite seems to be part of the human condition just as much being a wage slave. Summer breaks came about in the mid 19th century!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 25: It Will Only Seem like an Eternity
This is not really a review, but rather a series of observations and reports on my experience with a bike and its bits for the last year and a half. First, allow me to!-->…
A Useful Review – The Park TW 2.2 Torque Wrench
“I never gave a damn about the (Newton) meter man until I was the one who had to read the (Newton) meters, man.” -Mike Watt, paraphrased.
Maybe I have reached peak bike!-->!-->!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 24: Electroclash
I was determined to get a morning ride in. Weather be damned and damned it was. Still, I figured I could just do a lap and a half instead of my usual two at this park and!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 23: Grandpa Plays the Numbers
“He’s so nervous avoiding all the questions.”
I took disco dance lessons in fifth grade. The above line was from a song in regular rotation. The ridiculousness of that!-->!-->!-->…
Ebullition/Doubt 22: Spectacular Noggin Revelations
We discussed eyewear previously and now we are going to look (see what I did there?) into it related factors. I plan to delve into sports eyewear challenges while, uh… (looks!-->…