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- Vegetarian Cooking, Sustainable Lifestyles, Bicycles
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- music, photography, world. Oh, and the cats.
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- I'm a 39 years old dude living in Helsinki / Finland.
I am working on it-related issues in Finnish Red Cross.
I believe that efficient (and cheap) public transportation and cycling are the best ways of getting around in any modern city/town.
I have been a vegetarian (ovo-lacto) for 20 years now and I love to prepare vegetarian food. And a have good beer every once and a while.
I do also play drums in a couple of bands. If you wish, you can check out the most political one:
http://www.myspace.com/songsfornazca
Cheers!
-p-
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Helsinki Wool Ride Jan the 6th 2010
Posted on January 8, 2010 at 4:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
The Helsinki Fixed Gear and Single Speed people (aka. yksivaihde.net) decided to gather together to have a nice wintery ride, since for once the winter weather in Helsinki is more like "snow and cold and shine" than the usual "slush and water and ice and mud and bad winds and total darkness".
So at 1PM the group of about 20 bicyclists gathered together in the city center and took a ride around the city center. Weather was nice, there was no wind and the temperature was around -10'C,… Continue
So at 1PM the group of about 20 bicyclists gathered together in the city center and took a ride around the city center. Weather was nice, there was no wind and the temperature was around -10'C,… Continue
Xmas on it's way, year coming to a change -- time to wrap up 2009
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 3:55am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hello all fellow-zoobirders!
I hope you are all fine and feeling good.
My 2009 has been a good one. Work has been good, new ideas and development and more responsibilities.
Bike has been riding all year round - only four (4) days I have commuted to the office with something else than a bicycle. Plus the long summer ride from Helsinki to Joensuu that I mentioned earlier.
Musically it has been a quiet year - only 10 gigs (with 5 different groups) plus… Continue
I hope you are all fine and feeling good.
My 2009 has been a good one. Work has been good, new ideas and development and more responsibilities.
Bike has been riding all year round - only four (4) days I have commuted to the office with something else than a bicycle. Plus the long summer ride from Helsinki to Joensuu that I mentioned earlier.
Musically it has been a quiet year - only 10 gigs (with 5 different groups) plus… Continue
Snowy ride this morning!
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 3:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
It has been a winter for a week or so in Helsinki too now. Temperature well below zero (centigrade...), and there is snow. Pure white snow. And it is snowing some more!
-pete-
ps. and oh, the brave people doing the ice fishing -
less than 2 weeks ago, this place had still no ice at all… Continue
-pete-
ps. and oh, the brave people doing the ice fishing -
less than 2 weeks ago, this place had still no ice at all… Continue
Bike Trip from Helsinki to Joensuu
Posted on August 7, 2009 at 9:57am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hi all,
I had been thinking about a bike trip that would take more than a day for a couple of summers. This summer seemed to open up an opportunity to do so. So I decided to ride from Helsinki, my current home town, to my place of birth, Joensuu.
The shortest route between these two cities is around 480kms. But since those roads have quite a heavy traffic they didn't suit my purposes of seeing the beautiful nature on the way. So the plan for the route was drawn via smaller… Continue
I had been thinking about a bike trip that would take more than a day for a couple of summers. This summer seemed to open up an opportunity to do so. So I decided to ride from Helsinki, my current home town, to my place of birth, Joensuu.
The shortest route between these two cities is around 480kms. But since those roads have quite a heavy traffic they didn't suit my purposes of seeing the beautiful nature on the way. So the plan for the route was drawn via smaller… Continue
Pelago Bicycles - New bicycle brand / shop in Helsinki
Posted on May 29, 2009 at 4:30am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Their idea is to bring simple and affordable - yet quality bicycles
to the streets.
Check them out at:
http://pelago.fi/
EDIT: changed the website address
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Michael Levin left a comment for pete korhonen"Hey there, Pete! Time for an update to your Zoobird page. Location, current bike, stories to tell...I've seen some cool Crescents, been on a medical field trip (Yucatan, to be exact) and heard music all that's reminded me of Senor…"
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"Looking good, my Grecian transplant friend Pete! Giovanni Pelizzoli himself commented on your bike and said he'd like to see better photos of it https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pelizzoli-World/116738488397226"
Michael Levin replied to pete korhonen's discussion Riding your bike during Winter in the group Bike Zoo"Thats an amazing website, Pete! Thanks for sharing. I think the best advice from the site is that it's only tough for the first 30 minutes in the cold."
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Have you always wanted to make your own bread? Well, here's a little article about making rye bread with a bread machine. This bread machine came from a thrift store and only cost $11.99! The ingredients to make Russian Rye were so simple you won't believe how easy it was. Enjoy!CDC - Healthy Living
The Center for Disease Control has lots of good info on health and healthy living. Plus, all of the info has references.The Herb Bus and the Weather | The Herb Bus
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Hey there, Pete! Time for an update to your Zoobird page. Location, current bike, stories to tell...I've seen some cool Crescents, been on a medical field trip (Yucatan, to be exact) and heard music all that's reminded me of Senor Korhonen. RSVP! /michael
Pete! Good to see you're part of Music, Travelin' and Pepper Zoo. I am out the door to Bolivia! Zoobird bud Lamine Ba will be my host at 14,000 feet about this time tomorrow. Time for an update from My Korhonen. How is life in beautiful, snowy Scandinavia? Music news? Adventures with cuisine? Been anywhere interesting? How about biking? I look forward to reading your thoughts and seeing some photos, and perhaps listening to some music from your band. All the best, MikeI do ship though.
I dig your conversion BTW. I roll a track bike around the city for pretty much every thing. Just bolt on the wheels and add some air. Works even in the rain.
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My single speed Atala Giro D'Italia from Milan, early 1970s. I purchased this from my alexander techniques teacher as he had the bike just standing in his basement and I needed a ride. He had gotten it from London about 5-6 years earlier.
First idea was to make it a normal geared city bike, but since I was not able to find a decent derailleur to the back, the boys in "Kumiluoti" (Rubber bullet) here in Helsinki converted it to a single speed monster.
Tech details:
Front wheel: Sovos hub, Rigida rim 700c.
Rear: Altenburger hub, Mavic Open 700c rim
Chainwheel/front: 52 teeth, rear 18 teeth.
Brakes: Weinmann, levers: Shimano Exage
Bar: Cinelli
Stem: 3ttt touring
Cranks: Solida
Pedals: Look
Saddle: Persons #77 Deluxe
-pete-
Welcome to Zoobird! I hope you'll enjoy it in general. And possibly cntribute some pix and stories...to the Bike Lovers Group.
Cheers,
Mike