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17 days without riding… but who’s counting

Posted in Miscellany, Spirituality/Philosophy on December 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

With my current winter swimming schedule (M-W-F), the holidays and over a foot of snow on the ground, it’s been 17 days since my last ride — the longest off the bike since I began riding in June of 2007.   Fortunately, I’ve been able to step up spinning at the gym, which I trust is [...]

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it’s cold (20 F), keep moving…

Posted in Miscellany on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Washington #1, BI bronze

Posted in Environment, Miscellany on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

According to the League of American Bicyclists, the state of Washington is #1 on its list of Bicycle Friendly States – outranking Oregon by four spots.   The league says it scored all 50 states using more than 70 factors in its ratings.
Bainbridge Island garnered a “Bronze Star” last spring in the league’s 2008 rankings of [...]

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Mileage update

Posted in Miscellany, Rides on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Just for the record…  Since my 5,000 mile mark in June, I’ve put 857 miles on my odometer.   Although my weekly mileage pace has dropped off this summer, it looks like I’ll be turning over 6,000 this fall sometime.  Whee!

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Chop wood, carry mail

Posted in Environment, Equipment & Gear, Miscellany, Spirituality/Philosophy, Tours on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I haven’t posted much here this summer, maybe because I’ve been going through something of a bicycling identity crisis.   Trying to reach a simple decision about changing the Redline from a two to three chain-ring system triggered a flurry of thoughts and feelings, and since the change was made, it seems I’ve rounded a bend [...]

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Mileage: 4,977.30

Posted in Miscellany, Rides, Spirituality/Philosophy on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Did a 30+ mile ride yesterday on the familiar south-end routes.  I now have about 23 miles left to go before hitting 5,000 miles on my odometer – in fact, I will probably do it on my next ride, sometime this weekend.  It’s a testament to how corny I am, to be thinking about where I want [...]

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A blanket apology

Posted in Miscellany on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’m sorry.

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Little Red Bike Cafe

Posted in Miscellany on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 

Imagine my surprise when, as I drove my daughter out to see University of Portland last week, we cruised right past the Little Red Bike Cafe – complete with the namesake perched on top of the marquis. 

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Crash!

Posted in Miscellany on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If I wanted to get out of the car and onto the bike more often, my opportunities just increased.  Yesterday afternoon, about a half-mile from home, I rear-ended someone going about 25 miles an hour. 

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