Monthly Archives: October 2010

Prescription Biking Glasses

For years, I’ve worn the same sunglasses for biking that I do for anything else.  They’re at least five years old, with glass lenses. (Although the lenses appear amber in the picture, they’re really dark gray — the early morning … Continue reading

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Bike Maintenance Books

I suppose anyone who has been into biking even for a little while attempts to do some maintenance on their bikes.  I know I have.  That’s problematical, because I’m no great shakes when it comes to anything with tools. So, … Continue reading

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You know you are way into cycling when:

    You see someone riding a bike and immediately look at their pedaling cadence. You spend more on a piece of bike clothing than on regular clothing. You know how to pronounce peloton, allez, Merckx and Hinault. You are … Continue reading

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Driving Near Bikes

I don’t know what it is about cars when they’re around bikes, but drivers seem to behave irrationally.  And it’s even worse when the weather is bad.  My wife and I had that experience on yesterday morning’s ride. It looked … Continue reading

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Finding Your Biking “Style”

I’ve now been biking “seriously” since the summer of ’07, and recently, I got to thinking about what types of riding I enjoy most. I do a lot of different kinds of rides, but all my riding is on the … Continue reading

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A Pair Of Good Noob Tips

When I first started checking out Ray’s blog, it was because I was in search of tips. After years of riding a hybrid, I had made the move to a road bike, and found myself with a lot to learn. … Continue reading

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Biking and Home Maintenance

“Are you riding again tomorrow morning?” asked my wife, as we were driving home from dinner out with friends. “Yes,” I said.  ”The club is taking a 66-mile hill excursion.  I’m going to leave with them, but I’m only going … Continue reading

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Goatheads, Goatheads!

Guest poster Don Blount dons his poet’s chapeau, to bring to our readers his tale of woe.    

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Road Bikes & Gravel Roads

The century I rode over the weekend was well planned and well supported.  But compared to two years ago when I first rode it, some of the roads had deteriorated — mostly on the back half of the course. Suddenly, … Continue reading

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I Went Out Too Fast

I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen it — cyclists complaining that they would have had a great ride, but they set too fast a pace during the opening miles, which wore them out for the finish.  Taking … Continue reading

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