All summer there’s been some construction on the roads I take to work. For the last month, it’s been in a weird interim stage whereby the semi-reconstructed areas have a lot of gravel and the vegetation is overgrown, but the felt surrounding the storm drains hasn’t been removed because some other group has to rip […]
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During the back-to-back centuries of RAW, I was — try not to laugh at a statement of the obvious — having lots of pain. Most of this was concentrated in my hands, and has since been recurring in my not-always-daily commute. Nearly every cyclist who’s experienced and done something about this sort of thing directed
On the way into work this morning I had my biannual wipeout on my bike. I was going downhill and took a curve too wide. I hit a patch of autumn humus and Physics Happened. I was able to continue to work and bike home. Damage to self:minor. Momentarily stunned; gash on my right leg
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(*Inasmuch as the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is only three books.)
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Best T-shirt slogan seen all day: Does “anal retentive” have a hyphen? This year’s Ride Around Washington was a loop around the peninsula: Day Start Miles Time Calories Ascent* Comments 0 To Bellingham – – – 1 Bellingham to Port Townsend 80.1 6:50 5,126 3,860 Three flats just past Chuckanut. Whidbey Island has some hills
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Just got back from the Ride Around Washington. It’s going to take a while to digest, but I can summarize the week: wow. The quick numbers: 431 miles biked, 10 miles walked, 3 miles kayaked 19,454 calories burned Over 16,000′ of climbing* 12 Bumblebars consumed 7 nights tent camping, a different location each night 4
Done this event?please rate it (2006 writeup) I last rode Tour de Peaks in 2003 as a warm-up for the 2003 RSVP. The only thing detracting from the pretty ride was the food stop running out of food. Fast forward to April, when Sue Beauvais, the ride organizer, contacted me to let me know of
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