October 2010
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September 2010
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Now if only the Nature Boy was built up... →
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WatchCoast? We ain’t afraid of no coast…
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Home
Just as Wendell Berry found his home in a Long Legged House, I have found mine on two wheels.
In an age of displacement, I have been placed.
It feels good to be home.
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“Pain is nothing if you accept it as something that it just there, rather than...”
– Laurent Fignon: We Were Young and Carefree
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Amateur bike racing at its finest... →
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“Those who understand…know that we don’t speak of what scares us in...”
– Michael Barry: Le Metier
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Duluth
I went out to see the Man with the Hammer the other day.
I’ve been meaning to see him for awhile.
Tom told me of the trip to Duluth awhile back. An adventure, and when so few are to be found these days, you must take advantage of those still out there.
We prepared in our own ways, and by Saturday morning were all together enjoying buckwheat pancakes and Tom’s own strong Costa Rican...
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Opus
It’s a tradition in our little community. A test for those who might want to join us, and a test for those already among us. I remember my first racing experience being the clinic that is put on by the Loons a week or two before the actual series starts. Calm, efficient and over before I realized I was there; exactly the opposite of the actual event.
We ride out in pairs, or other small...
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“Getting to know what your body can do can be a joyous affair; nothing beats...”
– Laurent Fignon: We Were Young and Carefree
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“A true cyclist has to bite the dust sometimes before he can reach the stars....”
– Laurent Fignon : We Were Young and Carefree
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