Tag: Bellingham
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Granny Insufficient
I’ve always known granny gear as a truck term for the often ultra low 1st gear in many 4 speed manual shift trucks, a gear meant to allow trucks the ability to get heavy loads moving or to keep them moving up steep slopes. However, the max speed in that gear may be no faster…
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Nooksack Loop Trail – Full
I’ve written about the Nooksack Loop Trail (NLT) before here & here, and also likely mentioned it elsewhere. It’d be a great trail to have running around Whatcom County, just don’t see it ever materializing. So until never arrives, I will just keep riding my version of the loop trail. My version essentially follows the…
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Rain Rain Go Away – Updated
Not too long ago I wrote a post about riding in the out of doors regardless of the weather. I will still stand by that notion, however I am tired of the rain and cold weather that “seem” to have been the norm this year. I used the bunny quotes because I never did a analytical…
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Lakes Loop
I find that loops are just the way to go and this loop turned out to be one of my favorites. I’ve done the normal all pavement Lakes Loop a few times, but the addition of some gravel roads, trails, and a summit really make this ride something different. Different in this case means a…
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Bike Friendly, Really?
Yeah, this is a couple of years old now, but things haven’t changed a bunch around these parts since then. Being #4 bike friendly doesn’t jibe with the number of bikes stolen day in and day out in Bellingham. The #4 rating has got to be based on the wrong stuff and/or is just a…
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