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Randonoodler: August 2013
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Monday, August 5, 2013. An Unpaved Adventure Close to Home. The route had recently been used for a cyclo-cross race and included a mix of paved roads, paved and unpaved multi-use trails, gravel roads and even a few miles of single-track. I didn't really keep track, but I'd guess that about 35 miles of the route were unpaved, and most of the paved sections were very quiet back roads with little or no traffic. And then there are other ...
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Randonoodler: May 2012
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Friday, May 18, 2012. Rode to Work with the Mayor this Morning. I rode in to work with our Mayor, Mike McGinn this morning. Well, actually that might be overstating it a bit. Today being Bike to Work day. The Cascade Bicycle club had organized a special “ Bike to work with Mayor McGinn. 8221; to get there ahead of the rest of us. This was the scene at City Hall when I got there. You definitely don't need one of those to ride in a limo.
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Randonoodler: July 2012
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Three Volcanoes 300k Pre-ride: Better than Perfect. Mt Adams from Babyshoe Pass. Can a bike ride be too perfect? I was mulling over this question, and the nature of perfection in general (gettin' all filosofical and shit) as I did the pre-ride for the Seattle Randonneurs Three Volcanoes 300k. Lonely Roads - Approaching Elk Summit. Descent from Babyshoe Pass. Mt St Helens from Near Elk Summit. Look What Came in...
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Randonoodler: October 2011
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Monday, October 31, 2011. 2010 Solstice Ride Redux. Last year in honor of the winter solstice a few folks from my Randonneuring club did a 200km all-night ride. Just for "fun." Documentary film maker, Dan McComb filmed us for possible use in a project he was working on. He did this edit to help promote our 2011 solstice ride. I'm the guy with the Christmas lights in the wheels first seen at 0:36 and then several other spots later on.
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Randonoodler: November 2013
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Thursday, November 21, 2013. The Velo Orange Campagne Bag Five Years In. This here is what Grant Peterson refers to as " beausage. And these are what you call "holes:". And this isn't a hole yet, but will be soon:. Monday, November 4, 2013. Braking Technique and Going "Over the Handlebars". A couple of months ago Jan Heine posted an article on his blog about effective braking technique on a bicycle. Had performed to learn some things...
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Randonoodler: April 2012
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Some Tricks for Installing Aluminum Fenders. I recently installed some Velo Orange aluminum fenders. On my Trek 311. I’ve been riding this bike a lot this year and it’s had a set of Planet Bike plastic fenders. On it since I built it up in its current configuration. And Planet Bike) come in sizes as long as the commonly available aluminum fenders (Velo Orange and Honjo. I suspect that this is partly because ...
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Randonoodler: The Big Event That Wasn't
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Thursday, October 3, 2013. The Big Event That Wasn't. Since I became serious about cycling back in 2008, I've built each cycling year around a Big Event that would be the main focus of my training and planning. In 2008, my first year of getting serious about cycling, it was the Seattle to Portland double century. In 2010 the Cascade 1200 was the pinnacle of my season as I took the next step up the randonneuring ladder. One thing lead...
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Randonoodler: August 2012
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Thursday, August 2, 2012. I Love Craig's List. Found in Craig's List:. Trek bike - $250 (Puyallup/ South Hill). Date: 2012-07-28, 3:53PM PDT. I have a Trek bike for sale. I cannot answer any questions, as I am not a bike person- although I DO know that this bike won the Tour De France in '68. The '68 Tour winner, had been visited by a young Michael Fox driving a modified De Lorean sometime before the '68 Tour. I Love Craigs List.
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Randonoodler: October 2013
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A cautionary tale of obsession. And bicycling in the pacific northwest. Thursday, October 3, 2013. The Big Event That Wasn't. Since I became serious about cycling back in 2008, I've built each cycling year around a Big Event that would be the main focus of my training and planning. In 2008, my first year of getting serious about cycling, it was the Seattle to Portland double century. In 2010 the Cascade 1200 was the pinnacle of my season as I took the next step up the randonneuring ladder. One thing lead...