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Monthly Archive for November, 2007

Cold Friday

Man, it was cold today. The Pavilion Sign at Mills Park advertised 24 degrees F when I passed by on the morning commute. Although with no winds, it wasn’t all that bad. Riding in 24 degrees gives me confidence that it won’t be that bad commuting when the snow starts to fall. […]

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Egg Beater Pedal Review

Sorry in advance to all foodies that may have gotten here looking for the latest in oviparous food processing, but this review is for the Egg Beater pedals from Crank Brothers.
My introduction to clipless pedals began with Shimanos. They were set to a medium tension, and I fell down a lot learning how to […]

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The Commute Report

It’s been a cold week. I check the temperature before leaving the house, and today it said it was in the 20’s. So of course, I dressed pretty warm. The commute started off pretty comfortable, and only my ankles were cold, taking a bit of draft from lack of wind protection.
The bicycle […]

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On One Mary Bars - Revisited

In a previous post, I reviewed the Mary Bars from On One as installed on the On One 29er. At the end of the test period, I felt that the Mary’s didn’t feel quite right on the 29er. I suspect it was just a bit too much rise for my tastes on that […]

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Sunday Ride

On Sunday, Kristy, Brent, and I rode out to the Centennial Trailhead (located behind the ball fields at Centennial Park) for some cold weather singletrack. After hooking up with the rest of the gang, we started the rocky ascent up into the deserty highlands above Carson City’s east side. This place was already […]

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End of the Week Review

There was no riding for me on Thanksgiving; however, I did witness some pretty amazing sprints and feats of endurance at the dinner table…
I finished off my riding week on Wednesday with an extended lunch time ride, squeezing in two great trails into one ride. The temperatures plummeted this week making for some pretty […]

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Thanks FBC

It was almost a year ago that I ran into the FBC crew while riding in the Pine Nut Mountain Range in Gardnerville, NV. It was a beautiful fall day, and as I was rounding a corner I came upon an unconscious rider, her right leg twitching. I thought she was dead. The […]

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The Amputated Ungulate Appendage

After a cold foggy morning, the sun finally came out just in time for our lunch time ride. Ride temperatures started out in the low 40’s. I had my warm riding gear from my commute this morning, but a couple of the riders were caught off guard…shorts, short sleeve jerseys, short finger gloves. […]

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Car Free Day

Last Thursday I had a car free day! I started the day with a foggy commute. I took a less direct route to work, and rode down Mountain Street, past the Governor’s Mansion and other historical places of interest. The naked trees, fall colors, and foggy air made for a mystic commute. […]

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Useful Tools

Here is a link to the Federal Highway Administration website which offers free publications for our trail building needs. Even if you have no desire to build trails these publications will help you understand why trails are built the way they are. You will also be able to identify sections where the trail design has […]

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