one less car news

I came home the other day, walked in the door, and proclaimed to all my roommates that these boots are the best thing for winter cycling I have ever had and i'm pissed I have been screwing around all these years without them! Strong statement I know.

I emailed Lake asking about reviewing their winter boots, thinking there is no way, but I always give it a shot. They got back to me right away and said they would be more then happy to let me test out a pair for the winter and they would ship me a pair or I could ride up there Evanston office and pick them. I chose to go for the ride- I always like it when I can meet the people behind the products. The office was small and the people super nice- I got a peek at all the other shoes and really dug the cyclcross shoes. I was given my boots and a pack of nikwax to protect them. They were out of regular width so I got wide width. I have never had a need for wide width but the boots fit nice, so if your feet are wide at all I would go with the wide width. The boa lacing is really nice- you can adjust it to fit perfect without much effort and they stay tight. With the push of a button the lace releases and you can pop the boots right off. They come with toe spikes if you need them too! I kind of want to put them on just to check them out, but am yet to do so.

I have worn these boots in the slush that winter has brought us here in Chicago and my feet have stayed dry as could be. I wore them the other day when I was pedicabbing out it the 19-degree weather, and I have to say my feet got pretty cold. I don’t think it has much to do with the boots- let’s face it- in 19 degree weather, unless you have some serious winter boots on, your feet are going to get cold. I also didn’t have wool socks on, and when I got home my boots were wet inside. I think I sweated and that’s what got cold…always wear wool. I remedied this situation the next time out by buying some of those chemical hand warmers, and when my feet started to get cold I put them in my boots and rode in the 12-degree weather with warm feet. I was serious when I told my roommates they’re the best things for winter cycling I have ever owned. So just suck up the price, buy a pair- you will have happy feet all winter long!!!

things have been a little quiet here at one less car, and while i miss
the money, the free time is good. it's given us a chance to work on
few new things and perfect some old stuff...so here are the updates.

the yard sale is still going- i've sold a few things and added a
couple more, so check it out! and if you don't like the price, email
me with an offer...you never know! http://1lesscar.com/ys.html.

next up, we now have a facebook for one less car clothing, so for all
you facebookers out there, we should hang out! its bare bones right
now but we will get it into shape in no time! try this link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/one-less-car-clothing/41738492983?ref=s
if it dosen't work (it should- i just copied & pasted it in a new
window and it was fine!) just search one less car clothing and you
will see us. don't forget- we also have a myspace: www.myspace.com/onelesscar
and a flicker account that you can upload your photos to!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/904534@N25/pool/

we also have a newsletter that you can sign up for on the left side of
our main page www.1lesscar.com.

we are working on some new stuff for spring and these all really great
ways to get updates from us and know when new stuff hits or when we
have sales. plus, you can always send me messages and what not
because its fun to b.s. with everyone.

ok- that's it for now... oh wait! i also have a twitter, but i think
it's lame and don't ever want to do it again! (i totally agree-
brandon) i wont even bother giving you the link, twitter is that
lame.

thanx

cole

i just rode home one mile and thought my face was going to freeze off.



my roommate just rode home...and i thought i was cold

you guys know we sell shirts right?

While home for the holidays, I took the chance to make a new porter
box. This is number two that I have made, and I have tried something
new. The idea behind this one is let's say you want to be a nice guy
and get you and your girlfriend/wife/partner a cup of coffee and some
pastries from your favorite bakery. This crate will carry two cups of
coffee/tea/hot chocolate/fountain soda and have room for what ever
else you decide to buy. The size is 16 inches across, 12 inches deep,
and 7 inches tall. I'm not completely happy with the wood i used. I
used aspen- it looked cool, but once I started working with it, it
seemed a little soft, but its ok. I'm not sure if I will make another
one of these- the whole cup holder thing was very time consuming, so
we will see. I would have liked to take pics of it on my rack so you
could see how it looks, but that just isn't going to happen... see
post below for the reason why, and email me for more info.

it was really cold here in chicago and my big u-lock had froze. when i got home from my girlfriends i locked my winter bike up outside with the mini u-lock, and brought my big u-lock inside to thaw out. my winter bike stays outside all winter long. i live in a small place with roommates and i already have three bikes in the house. i left in hurry because i saw on the news that amtrak was canceling trains because of the weather, and i needed to get to michigan to be with my family for christmas. in doing so, i forgot to re-lock my bike with my big u-lock through the frame and back wheel.

the day after christmas, derek calls and says someone stole my wheel set (it was nothing that great- a set of velocity areoheads with formula hubs and they have been through three winters). i was bummed, but what could i do? i was in michigan with the only set of keys to my lock. the next day, derek calls again and tells me whoever took the wheels must have come back, and they took my cetma rack, my spd pedals, and my fenders. this bummed me out.

while in michigan, i made a new porter box that i was really excited about, and now i can't even test it out. whoever stole all this was pretty much an asshole. if they thought it was an abandoned bike, that's bullshit- it had lube on the chain and zip ties on the wheels, plus a bike might stay in the same spot due to the holidays. oh well- i guess im going to have to rebuild.

before



after

the sale is over, but you can always get the classic logo shirt for only $10.99 with any other shirt purchase! with the sale went a good handful of the old designs. while we're sad to see them go, it's giving us room for new designs this spring- that makes us happy, and we hope it makes you happy too! http://www.1lesscar.com/shirts.html

to end 2008, or to start 2009 (i'm indesicive that way!), we've got some new reviews for ya! top shelf goods from the likes of vans, jones wares, outdoor research, smith, and lake- plus we updated last month's backpack reviews from banjo brothers and seal line with more pictures! coming in january, brandon will have his winter whip review, featuring products from ross, swobo, planet bike, connex chains, weinmann, and more! on top of that, we've got stuff from on guard, old man mountain, rudy project, and a few more!http://www.1lesscar.com/reviews.html

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cole bates
www.1lesscar.com
http://www.myspace.com/onelesscar

i have been having a lot of knee pain lately- riding a pedicab is pretty rough on your knees. having read all the things people have said about Glucosamine Hydrochloride, i decided i should give it a try. Glucosamine is expensive, so when my family asked what i want for christmas, i just said "glucosamine". well, i opened three different bottles- it was pretty funny! i think maybe i'm a little too into riding bikes!

anyone else out there on the information super highway have any experience with this? our web guy's surgeon says it works for about half the people that try it. it takes a few weeks to get into your system, so i'll report back with my own experience in about a month!
stay tuned...


ps this is what our web guy had to say

some additional knowledge from my surgeon- glucosamine/chondroiton works in about 50% of people- definitely worth a shot if you can afford it- so if you quit smoking, there you go! asshole... but, you probably won't notice much of a difference until you've been taking it daily for 3-4 weeks... so don't skip a dose

it has just come to our attention that there has been a problem with our email server, and it should be fixed by monday, dec. 22.
if you wrote us or placed an order and it got bounced back or didn't go through, our sincerest apologies.

we have set up a temporary gmail account to use until this gets straightened out.
that address is 1lesscarcs@gmail.com
the cs is for customer service, because without you, we wouldn't be here!

thanks for your patience, and we'll keep you posted!

also, everyone that placed an order by the 18th are in the mail and should arrive in time!

happy holidays!

one less car