My ’65 Deluxe Typhoon has a speedometer on it that was installed before I acquired the bike, and my goal is to roll it over, eventually. When I received the bike in ’08 it was at 5,000 something and yesterday I was close to 7,000 before I left for a ride. (The odometer in question has [...]
Archive for September, 2011
7,000 club
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Is green bad luck?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I know Nascar drivers are superstitious when it comes to green race cars but I never thought that way in regards to bicycles. My first bike was a green Schwinn (see last post) and that really didn’t give me any trouble, but my wife’s green Varsity has been troublesome the last few days. [...]
Rain rain go away….
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
….seems to be the theme for today. As I’ve watched it rain and feel the chill in the air, I can’t help but wonder how much our decent cycling weather is going to last, and how lousy in general the weather for 2011 has been. A recap (of what I remember): February/March were decent months, [...]
Where I got my start–
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It all started when I was about 5 in my parent’s backyard. I distinctly remember my parents trying to get me to learn how to ride a bike pushing me and letting go across the grass. I remember arguing with them and not being happy because I couldn’t get it to work and telling them [...]
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