Well here it is 2007 is finally over. Had to get one more ride in this year. Weather was perfect, company was good. Too many hills in the middle. After 35 miles we hit a bunch of rollers on Landford Road. Started to drop back but Micah and Jeff helped drag me back to the group. The last climbs were tortuous. Here are the specifics:
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Ever needed a way to get the clutter off the garage floor, want an easy way to store your bicycle out of the way? The Racor bike lift may be your answer.
We have one of these lifts installed in our garage and it comes in very handy to get our Cannondale Tandem off the garage floor.
- January 1 New Year’s Day
- January 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 2 Groundhog Day
- February 6 Ash Wednesday
- February 14 Valentine’s Day
- February 18 Presidents Day
- March 16 Palm Sunday
- March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
- March 20 Vernal Equinox, Lailatul-Qadr
- March 21 Good Friday
- March 23 Easter Sunday
- March 24 Easter Monday
Murata Boy is a Japanese-designed robot that has the ability to ride a bike. The question: Is he on some performance enhancing drugs?
An article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer asks that very question. In most cases bicyclists share the road with automobiles and bicycle advocacy groups continually ask for money to improve or create separate bike lanes, trails, etc. Should a bicyclist help pay for some of that infrastructure though licensing fees?
P-I reporter Angela Galloway posed the following:
Motorists help pay for roads with gas taxes, tolls and license tabs. Boaters subsidize maritime programs with vessel registration and boat launch fees.
Besides a home, your kid’s college education and perhaps a car, is your bike the most expensive thing you own?
I had a chance to see and hop on for a few minutes a bicycle that retails for $8500. I know that in town there are some bikes that are even more than that.
So maybe its not the single most expensive item, but if you add up all the bicycles and bike swag, does it represent a sizeable investment?
Nothing ruins a beautiful day on the road (or trail) like a flat or two. There are a few things that you can do to minimize the amounts of flats you get while riding.
One of the easiest things is to visually inspect your tires for any embedded debris. Little slivers of glass, small rocks, nails, staples are just a few of the things you might find in your tires before you go out. If you see them and brush them away before you go it is a small measure of protection against that early in the ride flat tire.
A GREAT CURE FOR YOUR HANGOVER!
Tuesday Jan. 1st
Parking is located northeast of the railroad tracks.
Start Location: Bicycles East of Matthews 195 N. Trade Street, Matthews, NC
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Start Time: 10:00am
Route: 36 miles / marked route / cue sheet provided
Notes: This ride is not supported but there will be unofficial rest stops at the BP station at mile 23. Bring money if you wish to buy something.
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