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Anti-Bike Legislation
I got a forwarded email the other day warning me that New Jersey wanted to require all cyclists to have a full-sized license plate on the back of their bike. Sounds pretty crazy, huh? Here’s the article she sent me to: The $3,000 mountain bike, the little girl’s bicycle with pom pom streamers and training wheels, the…
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On a Cloudy Day
On a day like today it’s a perfect time to do follow up on things I’ve promised to tell you. You know what I mean, when I say in the post ‘but I’ll tell you about that later’ or ‘don’t let me forget to tell you about that later.’ Either way–it’s later now. The Tarmac…
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Jumped (Attempted, Anyway)
For the first time in my cycling career, some kids tried to jump me on my commute home. I’ve mentioned that I commute exclusively by bicycle or train (and only train when the weather is severely crummy). Well a few nights ago I was coming back along a familiar route through the city and up…
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Fake Out
Anyone on the East Coast last week, especially in New York, felt like Mother Nature played a pretty cruel trick this last week. Thursday was balmy and beautiful. Perfect cycling temperature: 63 degrees. I was out riding from 3pm until past 9 when a beautiful harvest moon found its way directly over the cross of…
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Watson
For those of your whose wives love you enough to let you watch Jeopardy on Valentine’s Day, you know what I’m about to tell you. For those of you who aren’t so fortunate (or don’t have a DVR), Watson, the Deep Blue of Jeopardy, kicked the human’s butts. If you’re wondering, this post has nothing…
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40 Degrees and In Love
It’s true. From the years I spent in Alaska I thought I had learned to appreciate 40 degrees. Not so. The East Coast is colder than many people give it credit for. I used to laugh at people wearing heavy jackets in the fall time (which isn’t cold), but by the time winter rolled around I wasn’t…
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Starting at the Finish Line
Welcome to Le Tour 2.0 I was finally talked into getting a Blogspot account (I didn’t think they were free–I figured Google finally found a way to get people to pay for something it was doing) and redirected the traffic over here. The problem is the Tour came on right about the time I made…
