Archive for January, 2007

Milestones, or I can’t just leave it alone.

Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 1 Comment »

It was spitting a few raindrops in my general direction on Thursday evening as I loaded up the bicycle for my drive to Mountain Bike Outfitters, and Use It or ... Read more..

Getting Wheelie Happy

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | 2 Comments »

Garry at Mountain Bike Outfitters called Tuesday afternoon with the joyous news: "It's a new set of wheels!". The Velocity deep-V rims (Ti Grey) that I had ordered were ... Read more..

A whole weekend of winter riding

Sunday, January 21st, 2007 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

After having talked with fellow ride leader Albert on Friday ("you are coming tomorrow, aren't you?), I did join up with the Le Paysage à Vélo (countryside by bicycle) ride. ... Read more..

Back on the road!

Friday, January 19th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

Thursday I spent my lunch hour "scouting" one of the usual routes that we take on the Use It or Lose It rides. The road was clear of snow. ... Read more..

Too long out of the saddle

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

Snow is pretty, but enough is enough. On average, we get a day or maybe two each year to see some frozen precipitation, then it goes away. This winter we ... Read more..

Windows of Opportunity

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007 Posted in Cycling | No Comments »

I'm sometimes a little too pessimistic for my own good. Last night, for example... Tuesday evening, which means it is another edition of the Use It or Lose It bicycle ... Read more..

Russian Hill Roulette

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 Posted in Cycling, Humor | 3 Comments »

I stumbled across a short movie today on The Internets that I really enjoyed, and I knew that my cyclo-centric friends would enjoy it too. The basic premise is our young ... Read more..

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