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Spring Yet?
After two and half weeks, I finally got my bike back from the shop — just in time, too. The weather has been beautiful, and with the impending time change coming, it gets one thinking of spring and summer. It’s time to make plans for the cycling season. Here we…
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Lonely, Cold Days
It’s NC cold these days — wind blowing 15mph out of the southwest, barely over 40 degrees. Your core get’s cold, and you can’t seem to warm up the rest of the day. I was out on the fixed gear today for a while and came across the GVC Saturday…
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Top Ten Cycling Precepts from Sun Tzu’s, "The Art of War"
When you sally forth to attack the enemy, show your contempt for him by the haughtiness of your nose blowing. Confuse your enemy with mixed metaphors. Be like the wind beneath his hammer. All warfare is based on deception. When the enemy draws near to you on a county-line sprint,…
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It’s Cold Out There
Can’t get over how cold it is on the bike. I can’t get over the harsness of weather and entropy. I was headed out Piney Grove last week when my derailleur cable broke afterwhich I limped home with two gears. Took my rode bike to the shop where it awaits…
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Happy New Year
Here’s the bikejournal rundown for 2006. My mileage stats (5301.6 outdoor miles) had me ranked at 519 of 6543 riders. By state, I ranked 8th. Other Rambler notables are: the Good Doctor finished in 2nd with 7745.5 miles, Der Jan finished 11th with 4750 miles, and Taillights finished 16th with…
Backward Mutters 