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Archive for May, 2008

Ride 17 - I felt a good bike ride coming on & catastrophe was averted

I was up at 5:00 AM when the alarm went off and headed out to the garage to get ready to ride. Once the garage door was open the magnitude of the day hit me. It was overcast (I could see a little filtered moonlight), there was no wind, and the temperature was [...]

Ride 16 - Time for the new (old) bike

The Tank

After what seems weeks (it was) I was actually able to take my old bike out for a spin today. It felt like new but it was my trusty Cannondale R-300 that I bought way back in 1994 when I was stationed in Connecticut. I had originally bought it for a trip [...]

CO2 Inflator Video

I ran across a cool video over on Ride-Strong that shows how an inflator is used to inflate both MTB and road bike tires. Click here to see it.

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A family that bikes together stays together

I just ran across a great post over on Cycle Pig about a family of four (Dad, Mom, and ten year old twin boys), and the family dog, that will be biking from Alaska to Argentina. When they have completed the trip, the boys will set the Guinness record for the youngest to bike [...]

Ride 15 - Week 5 Begins

Last night I had to go to bed early. As I mentioned in my summary yesterday, I just felt depleted all day long. I didn’t feel 100% when I got up this morning, and even hit the snooze once, before rolling myself out of bed.
Once outside everything seemed ok. I gave the [...]