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This is me not talking about waiting for my new bike to arrive.
… sigh
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Bicycle bike bike.
Bike bicycle, road bike, bike. Bike Titanium bike Airborne bike Zeppelin bike. I’m so bike freaking bike bike distracted. Bike new bike. I’m totally jinxing its delivery. Update: Yup, totally jinxed. ooooops I screwed up a bike did arrice today but it was not your bike… It was a 58 Valkyrie I called the boys [...]
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Road Bike Shopping
Since wearing myself out last year during road rides on my mountain bike, I knew I wanted to get a road bike. They’re lighter, faster, and would allow me to go farther with less fatigue. Heather already had one. Hans got one earlier this year. But it wasn’t until Alex found one that I caved. [...]
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Beware of the Dirt Bike
It’s good to have friends with different toys. I rode a dirt bike for the first time today. Its similarity to a motorcycle, which I associate with suicide, made the thought of trying it out in the nearby field intimidating, but my curiosity got the best of me. This was nothing like riding my mountain [...]
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Hydration
We just got back from the toy store and I have my new CamelBak Rocket. After solving it’s expandable secrets, it’s its (please don’t shoot me, grammar nazi) decidedly the best combination of water/stuff storage with the most ventilation. I’m testing it out right now, and despite my lovely wife’s mocking, I’ll probably leave it [...]
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Your bike arrived today at about 4:30