Category: Cycling
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Bike to Work 2018
I bike to work on occasion, not always, but it isn’t unusual to see me biking in. I am not out to be a diehard bike advocate riding every day and everywhere in a vain attempt to save the world, I ride to work to save just a little bit of my health and sanity. …
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Real Mountain Bikers
Real mountain bikers ride 60 pound steel bikes, wearing jeans, not wearing helmets and carrying rifles. At least they did over a century ago. Grab some popcorn, kick back and enjoy some mountain biking American history.
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Al Fresco Riding
I have had several indoor trainers in my life. At different times my bike was mounted on a full set of rollers, a rear wheel only and for a short time I even had a standalone recumbent trainer. Guess which style of indoor trainer I settled on? How about none. Each of them, for a…
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Galbraith
On my way home from last Sunday’s ride, I was reflecting a bit on Galbraith in general. A lot of treasures are in the eye of the beholder and I think Galbraith is one of them. I know that mixes metaphors, but that’s okay with me. To a mountain biker, Galbraith is a treasure, while for…
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Schwalbe Hurricanes
I don’t know if these are normal tires for someone who knows more, but I find them pretty odd looking. A knobby edge and an almost slick center portion. Odd, but I am finding them to be great tires for what I would call mixed terrain, like a loop that has pavement, gravel, mud, and…
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Trash Tuesday
It’s been raining litters of kittens and puppies here lately so I couldn’t resist a potentially rainless morning commute. Even being Trash Tuesday, it was still a nice commute and it was Whitey’s first. Whitey is a nimble bike so dodging trash dumpsters was a non-issue. Update – commuted several more times since this…
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