Archive for December, 2006

“Stopping…”

Sunday, December 31st, 2006 Posted in Cycling | 4 Comments »

My friend Kevin and I set out to do a loop of Lake Washington yesterday. The basic concept was to bookend our year of riding with this particular route. ... Read more..

Ice!

Friday, December 29th, 2006 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

I must admit, in my year as a Ride Leader for Cascade Bicycle Club, I've never had to call out "Ice!" as a hazard before last night. Potholes, yes. Glass, of course. Even ... Read more..

Storm recap

Friday, December 22nd, 2006 Posted in misc | 3 Comments »

Rewind to a week ago, Thursday last. It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust ... Read more..

In the dark

Friday, December 15th, 2006 Posted in Cycling | 3 Comments »

We lost power last night around 11 PM, and I get the feeling I may not be the highest priority on the reconnect list.  I'm holding a good thought, and ... Read more..

Bike Lights

Monday, December 11th, 2006 Posted in Cycling | 4 Comments »

No, we're not talking your garden-variety headlight/taillights here. I found some battery operated LED lights, and set to zip-tying them to the frame tonight. One set of 20 ... Read more..

Misery loves company

Saturday, December 9th, 2006 Posted in Cycling, misc | No Comments »

Our Newcomers group ride was a wet little number this morning. We bill this ride as "rain cancels", but there was a large enough turnout that we opted to ... Read more..

It took me a week

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 Posted in Cycling | 4 Comments »

...but I did it! 23.68 miles today, 4,003 year to date. Read more..

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