Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bar tape

As my MS 150 ride fast approaches — just a week and a half away — I’m giving some thought to improving the looks of my bike.  After all, I don’t want to be in the middle of thousands of … Continue reading

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Counting cadence

  For my birthday last month, my son gave me a new cyclocomputer, a Cateye V2C.  It’s loaded with bells and whistles, and I’m still trying to figure out all the different functions.  But it also has one very important … Continue reading

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I like coffee, I like tea…

Ah ha!  So this is why so many of us start our group rides at coffee shops.  And to think I know some cyclists who’ve given up coffee.

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Skid lids redux

To add to yesterday’s discussion of helmets, I’ll expand on the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute’s notion that a good bike helmet should be “smooth, hard, round, and slick.” The Institute says no one makes the ideal helmet, but one company … Continue reading

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