Monthly Archives: December 2009

New Year’s Goals

Forget resolutions. I usually break mine within a week, anyway. Instead, I’m going to recap 2009 through my biker’s eyes, and look ahead to 2010. 2009 stats: Total miles: 3,053 Avg. speed:14.9 Highest avg. speed on a single ride: 17.2 … Continue reading

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Off-season training

Here we are with just a few days left in 2009. For many of us, the weather outside is frightful. For those of us in milder climes, we can still get out and do some riding. But I think it’s … Continue reading

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It Ain’t Pretty, But I Like It

Guest poster Don Blount takes a new road, and finds that just going somewhere you haven’t gone before is its own reward. It was an early morning and I was trying to get a ride in before going to work. … Continue reading

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Tryptophan and Biking

It’s close upon us — the big Christmas dinner, usually featuring turkey with all the trimmings. And we all know what turkey brings to our bloodstream: tryptophan. That’s an amino acid that flows through your blood vessels to the brain, … Continue reading

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Christmas at the Veloway

I’ve written often about the Veloway in Austin, a three-mile track dedicated to bikers and inline skaters. Over the last week, my wife and I have noticed these nice touches: Someone took the time to decorate four small cedar trees … Continue reading

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Buying New or Buying Used?

The past two posts about buying stuff has triggered a lot of response, not just in the comments but in emails to yours truly. I hope there’s enough interest out there to put up with one more shopping post — … Continue reading

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Good Deals on Bike Stuff

The previous post on bike expenditures got me thinking: What’s the best way to save money on bike stuff? This may not be the best time of year to write on this topic, being the prime shopping season and all, … Continue reading

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Budget Busters

Our regular guest poster, Don Blount, came up with a suggestion the other day: Track how much we spend on biking during the year. “Someone told me that biking was not an inexpensive activity,” said Don. “After buying a bike, … Continue reading

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Holidays and Food

I had a nice 36-mile club ride this morning. Well, it was nice when it ended, anyway. For most of the ride, it was chilly, foggy, and wet. But all that has nothing to do with the point of this … Continue reading

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Protecting Stuff in Your Seatbag

A friend was telling me about a recent ride he took, where he got a flat. He pulled his spare tube out of his seatbag, got the tire remounted to the wheel, and started pumping it up. But his spare … Continue reading

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