Monthly Archives: November 2010

Your Extremities

After Saturday’s ride, I tweeted that just the addition of toe warmers really made a difference in on-bike comfort.  But there may have been more to it than that. Our ride started at a temperature of about  40ºF (4ºC), which … Continue reading

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Zone 2 Training

After last weekend’s hill training with Austin Cycle Camp, I was looking forward to the last of their free November sessions.  This one was scheduled to take place in Cedar Park, northwest of Austin. Their web site didn’t indicate what … Continue reading

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Doing Everything Wrong

Maybe it was Thanksgiving.  Yeah, that’s it.  I took several days off the bike as we went out of town to visit my sister-in-law for Turkey Day.  Now, that’s not unusual — the several days off the bike part, that … Continue reading

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Let’s Ban All Drivers From the Roads!

It was Friday evening rush hour.  I was driving home from a full day at work, and was just as glad as everyone else on the road to get a jump on the weekend. Friday evenings have some weird effect … Continue reading

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Training With a Group

Saturday morning, in what is truly a departure for me and my style of riding, I signed up for a training workshop.  It was going to take place near my house, so it was convenient, and it was going to … Continue reading

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Causes of Bike Crashes

I recently came across data from two different sources that sheds some light on the causes of bicycle crashes.  The first is a report from the Twin Cities Bike Club of Minnesota.  The second is a report prepared by the … Continue reading

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Are You Old School?

I was talking with a cycling friend of mine who lives across country from me, and I mentioned that I grabbed a Clif bar at the halfway point in my long weekend ride. “I never eat that stuff,” he said. … Continue reading

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Patch or Replace?

I was running late Saturday morning, and rushing a bit to get ready for my ride.  The cool morning had something to do with it.  For some reason, I have to push myself to get out the door when the … Continue reading

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The Ideal Distance

I like riding long enough to feel as though I’ve done some riding.  That means being in the saddle for at least two hours.  I enjoy easy rides with my wife, but 15 miles is about as much as she … Continue reading

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Cool Weather — What To Wear?

Our Florida-based guest poster Jeff Hemmel is going to tell us how to dress for chilly weather. The mercury finally dipped in Florida this past week, leaving me to once again ponder the question of what to wear when it … Continue reading

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