Be happy with the bike you have, ride for fun, stop and help someone that has a flat tire, say hi to someone as you pass them, ask for permission to "draft", don't be a lemming...
Morning Comes to the Seawall, Galveston, Texas
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As seen while eating my breakfast.
While going through photos of my trip, this one struck me as interesting in
that the colors in the concrete seem, oddly...
Cyclocross Observations
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*Tires* - If you use your commuter bike for cyclocross, you might wind up
changing a lot of tires if you only have one set of wheels. Friday night, I
took ...
So I lied
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[image: A P&W logging train sneaks behind a hedgerow on a rainy saturday
afternoon]
When I wrote about the Verboort Flat Tire Extravaganza! yesterday, I
...
I'm so glad I don't race Cyclocross...
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Yeah, the geek factor appears to be higher then triathlon..
Ok, I'll fess up. I raced "B" once at USGP a few years ago on my old (and
now gone) S Works har...
SSCXWC 2009 Quick Gallery
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Wow! We were wielding the point-n-shoot yesterday and snagged a few photos
along the way. Mostly buddies and babies and a few muddy faces – none of
the tr...
Energy and Equity by Ivan Illich
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This essay by Ivan Illich was first published in 1973, in Le Monde. In the
previous guest essay The Social Ideology of the Motorcar by André Gorz, a
number...
Three is a Magic Number
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My third go at racing marked the first time I actually managed to show up
with enough time to properly warm up and prepare.I went to sleep at a
reasonable ...
Cycling as a spectator sport
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Ask any cyclist, he / she will give you over 100 reasons why cycling is and
would make a great spectator sport (in the USA). Europeans love to watch
cyclin...
Stuffed Saturday
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[image: IMG_7268]
Saturday was busy! Here’s a glimpse of what my schedule looked like:
7:30am- Team in Training group run
10:15- Yoga with Ryan
12- L...
Interesting . . .
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October and November are ideal months for bicycling in Houston.
Unfortunately, they are also my busiest work months, and I haven't liberated
myself from th...
another rainy day....another "quickshade" day!
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Today I'll be bringing the same quickshades that I had set up yesterday and
a couple of tables to the Cyclocross event at PIR. Figured it was already
wet, ...
Bikenfest (Belated)
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In my ongoing game of blogging "catch up," I present you with a report of a
ride I did more than a month ago. Let's see how my memory cells have held
up, s...
Buried under electronic postcards.
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Upon my return home Monday night I reluctantly turned on my computer, only
to find that in the couple of days I was away, I received over 100 emails. I
t...
42,000
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42,000 is the number of people who die in car accidents every year, the
number of people who have been killed by leftover explosives in Vietnam, and
the nu...
Cycling vs. just propelling the bike
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For ten years, I have been spinning. For 5,000 miles, I have been spinning.
The middle chainring has been my comfortable friend and I have never been
anyth...
katy trail
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I’ve read recently about some rails-to-trails rides, including:
http://springfieldcyclist.com/2009/10/28/katy-trail-mini-vacation/
The Katy is a trail built...
Fall is back!
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I went for a fun ride today with with Monsieur Kerkove. Despite a 7 mile run
yesterday, I was very happy that I could keep up. Of course I was going
harder...
Fear mongering and Ti hording
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If you switch sides, just for the night even, you soon see how entertaining
and empowering fear mongering can be. It's amazing what a mask and bottle of
ha...
Shameless Self Promotion
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Please vote for me in the Brita "green room" contest! I'm doing pretty
dismally right now, but I'm in the top ten! Check it out and vote:
http://www.facebo...
The Ending of the Story
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Well, after seeking out the stories of the cyclists and the driver, it seems
the third storyteller–truth–is siding with the cyclists. According to the LA
T...
Another Day
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Troy at Hall Ranch, originally uploaded by Steve Mitchener Xvelo Designs.
Hey this pic is in the running for hopefully a free pair of socks from a
bigger b...
A Change in fortune
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For some time now I have been struggling.
Struggling to cycle, struggling to blog....sometimes just struggling to get
up in the morning.
If I were a cycle y...
Old Settlers Park
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I found my camera! But I can't find the stupid cord to upload my pictures.It was a beautiful day, but it was a busy day. Riding wasn't scheduled, and it usua...
Why I heart living in Madison
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Last spring, I had some choices; I might have gone to work on the East
Coast, or the West Coast, or in the south of France. This is a big part of
why I ch...
Life's Not Fair
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"Let's ride."
Wishful thinking...because it has been raining since Friday, there is
standing water everywhere, and today's Fair Hill Mountain Bike Jambore...
Livestrong Ride For The Roses
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Most people probably don’t know that I wasn’t sure I would be doing the
Giretto again in 2010 under the Livestrong banner. Their office was
disappointin...
A Hallowen Story
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A man is walking home alone late one foggy night...
when behind him he hears:
BUMP...
BUMP...
BUMP...
Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog h...
Bikenfest 2009 200k
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It took me forever to start chronicling the Bikenfest 2009 200km ride … but
here it is:
I always look forward and enjoy John Kramer’s brevets, and this one...
Exploring the Santa Monica Mountains
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Link to Garmin Ride Data: Garmin Connect Quick Ride Information: Route
Distance = 55 miles, Elevation Gain = 5600 feet, average grade = 6+% with 10
section...
Zero to Sixty (Five...)
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[image: Dairy Creek Rd.]
My monthly cycling mileage has been dismal of late...
May 216 (just before starting treatment)
June 44
July 4
August 15
September ...
Hardcore?
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People are starting to tie that word to me and my bicycle commuting.
Yesterday, for instance, I rode into the teeth of 30 mph gusting winds on a
day that s...
Autumn
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A few weeks ago I took the old mountain bike out for a spin. Got brand new
tires on it (thanks to Marc A.) and put a different saddle on. Much better.
Went...
Three Men in a boat, in a car, on bicycles Pt 2
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My blogging and riding have been suffering lately as I have been spending
more hours in a plane then on a bike. The last two weeks have found ...
Bike Climb Bike
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Met these bunch of mountain bikers while rockclimbing at Sunnbuel,
Switzerland. They were also there to do some climbing. On grade 8 climbs.
Hardcore.
To ...
Autumn Sunday Morning
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There are days that just seem to start out in a dreamscape for no particular
reason. Perhaps it’s just the newness of a season.
I woke up to a 60 degree, b...
The Vuelta and More
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No, we haven't fallen off the face of the earth, although our little blog
has indeed gone dark for the past week or so. In fact we have a slew of
posts tha...
Heading Out On Tour...
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Have you missed me? I've missed you.. I kinda locked myself out of the house with a pan of beans on the stove and no one to help me but a wide eyed cat with ...
Slim Pickens in the energy business
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I love the Booner, but come on, doesn’t it make a tad more sense to have the
transmission lines in, or at least staged to be built, before you set off on
t...
Wheres all the wisdom gone
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Well I have just had my two lower wisdom teeth out a couple of hours ago,
The numbness has worn off and OMG its hurts so I most likely wont be going
on any...
Feb 15, 2009 bike blogs submission
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Lee's Life Adventure
Why you should read my blog: Because it's all about great rides with great
friends in Sonoma County, CA, the heart of California's ...
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The 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Indianapolis, Indiana -
February 27 – March 1, 2009
[image: NAHBS 2009]Welcome to the world’s leading handma...
The Big Meltdown
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Otherwise Known As Happy New Year 2009.
Icicles are dangerously melting and falling off buildings. True horror movie
material.
The streets so slushy it's ...
2 comments:
I wonder if that works...
she is on a tether
which makes me think it is an idea that needs further development
Needing further development, or pulling a skier?
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