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Wounded pride
So this is downright embarrassing. For the second time in about a month, I’ve basically just tipped over on my bike and fallen off. The first time it happened, I had gotten cut off and couldn’t get...
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Today marked the first day since last winter where I road home in utter blackness. Generally, this would happen much later in the year but I hung around Corvallis a bit later than usual and started...
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Travel fun
I’ve been fortunate to get to spend the last few days in the beautiful state of Vermont. This isn’t my first time here, nor do I think it will be my last. I’ve been here since Friday…visiting friends...
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Travel karma
After spending two weeks running around Vermont hiking, biking and finding a little time to speak to friends at Middlebury College and the Readex Institute — I’ve apparently had a little too good of a...
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Packing on the miles
I need to thank Kyle — because of him, I’m riding quite a few more miles during the winter than normal. In a normal year, I’d say that I put approximately 10,000 or so commuting miles on my bike (this...
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Longing for some sunshine
Thank goodness we are coming to the end of winter riding season. For the first time in a long time, I’d decided to log my commuting trips throughout the year to get a better idea of how many commuting...
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Feeling my age
Watching my two boys (6 and 3) is amazing. They have boundless energy. I remember when I had boundless energy. Today, I feel like I’m stuck in the mud. After 600 miles on the bike and about 60...
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new shoes and dry feet
A lot of folks know that cycling for me is a year round event. Well, during the winter, the weather turns dark, cold and wet. Now, it’s not nearly as cold as those folks that live in snowy weather...
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What a long ride home
With the winter storms in the Willamette Valley moving from snow and ice to wind and rain, I’ve been enjoying a long week of riding into a stiff headwind (10-15 mph steady, 25-35 mph gusts) and getting...
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Strawberry Century
Yesterday, Kyle and I finished up our first organized century of the year, the Strawberry Century (http://www.santiamspokes.org/strawberry.html). I was really looking forward to this ride because it...
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