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  • OG Mountain Bike

    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…

  • No Issues

    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…

  • 2022 Mt. Baker Hill Climb

    2022 Mt. Baker Hill Climb

    Smoke filled training, event cancelled, event rescheduled to when I was sick, rode it anyway, many cramps, miserably slow, but not a DNF. Looking forward to next year.

  • Tour de Whatcom 2022

    Tour de Whatcom 2022

    I am glad that 2022 was a pretty much normal year for Tour de Whatcom(TDW) and by that I mean no Covid like 2020 where I did all of the rides as solo/outlaw rides and no oral surgery restrictions like 2021 where I did just the 40 mile route.  Oh yeah, there was the issue…

  • On Memes

    There is usually more to any situation Things are always more complicated than a meme It’s never a mistake to lead with compassion Remember first that we are all children of God

  • Can’t Help Myself

    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…