Month: December 2017
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Whitey
I’d been keeping my eye out for a rigid all steel bike with disc brakes for awhile when I ran into this piece of weirdness on FaceBook marketplace. It took me another 3 weeks to land the deal, because it was an hour and a half away and the sellers were their own brand of…
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Colorful Stumpjumper
My late 80’s Stumpjumper it really not too far removed from my early/original Stumpjumper. The frame geometry feels the same, maybe with a bit more room due to a longer stem, but essentially the same feel. However, the 8 years of maturing did yield a big difference in rideabilty, and that difference comes in two…
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Crisp Morning on Galbraith
Crisp is code for froze my rear end again. Didn’t even start until almost 6:30am, but even that was too early. My fingers haven’t been that cold since I was a kid, who didn’t want to come in from sledding, but now I fancy myself as an adult and as an adult I should know…
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Signs of the Times
So I rode my Noon Road Loop again today. It’s a nice 24 mile loop that I do pretty regularly. It appeals to me because most of it is through farmland and along back roads. I was going slow today, likely slower than usual. But slow can often have silver linings, which it did for…
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Frosty Freezy Loop
One of my favorite loops because it’s fun, just an hour long and right here in Ferndale. Park at Pioneer Pavilion, rided south on Ferndale Road, cross the river at Marietta, ride north on the trail along the river, through Hovander and back into downtown Ferndale. I did this loop yesterday morning and it was…
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Seahawks vs. Eagles
After so many weeks of not watching the NFL, today rolled around without so much as the tiniest thought about football. Seahawk vs. Eagles, I don’t really care, it’s like rooting for Target to beat out Walmart during their black Friday event. blah. Today’s route took me to Ferndale via Axton Rd, one of the…
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