Category: My Bikes
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Raleigh Lenton
This morning I had four vintage Raleighs, but when I saw an ad for Raleigh bike with fender and pump…well I looked and I saw the worn “LEN.. ON” decal, then I went and bought my fifth vintage Raleigh. Oh, and it is my size. It doesn’t look or feel like anything has been asked…
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Not Vintage….Yet
I like vintage bikes, but I also like bikes that aren’t vintage yet. On rare occasions I buy a new bike, like my Raleigh R600 which I bought new in the 90’s or my Hardrock that I think I bought in a showroom maybe late 80’s? More likely, I buy something relatively new like this…
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OG Mountain Bike
So this story goes that sometime way back in the early 90’s, this guy who had done a lot of road riding in his life decided, that he, with a couple of his friends, should try this new craze called mountain biking. That guy was me and I was dirt poor, but I knew enough…
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No Issues
Previously, I had an Old Issue with this old bike.I never have liked the idea of bikes as wall hangers or garden features. Maybe for bikes that just are no longer safe to ride; they can be put out in the pasture so to speak. So I was really torn when I broke the granny…
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Can’t Help Myself
When I see bikes like this for sale I really can’t help myself. I think that the affliction is a combination of factors, in this case the bike: is from my era, is all stock, is $50, and in my opinion needs to be saved from the dump? To be clear, that list was…
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Mixed Bag of Cycling Stuff
I’ve not neglected biking, just blogging. I’m not saying that I’ve been out doing a super lot of biking, just saying that I have my priorities in order; biking before blogging. So here’s a wrap up. Tour de Whatcom 2021 – Well the reality of it is that this spring/summer I am in a dental…
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