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Are you still using inner tubes? I’m not. My journey to tube-freedom started while researching tires for the Leadville Trail 100. According to what I read online, tire choice seems significant for a 100-mile mountain bike race and a lot of people were talking about “tubeless”.
Find the thorn - © 2009 Barry Munson. [...]
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Arlyn gives up on his Speedplay Frogs. Here’s the letter he wrote to Speedplay about his experience.
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Last weekend, Mark, Andy and I rode the Fages Monument Loop near Cuyamaca. Actually, we did it combined with the Cuyamaca Grand Loop and it was totally hard and epic. Six hours on a mountain bike with 7,000 feet of climbing – zowie! One exciting moment was when I crashed in a [...]
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The first time Mark’s chain broke, we laughed and joked around while we fixed it. We were enjoying pristine weather on a beautiful desert loop which will be part of the Julian Death March next month.
It was a beautiful morning to be riding my orange bike.
Stopping to adjust Mark’s front derailleur took awhile, but was [...]
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For whatever reason, the little computer for my brand new PowerTap SL+ lost its grip with the handlebar mount on its maiden voyage. I can’t be sure, but it’s possible that it let out a little electronic scream as it fell slowly toward the pavement below, which was rushing by at over 35 mile per [...]
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The best bike shop in San Diego is Bicycle Warehouse, especially the one in Kearney Mesa run by Jeff and Morgan. I’ve been to most of the bike shops in San Diego and I think Bicycle Warehouse head and shoulders above the rest. I’ve been a customer of Bicycle Warehouse ever since I bought [...]
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I bought a Garmin Edge 305 in May of 2008 and have been addicted ever since. It’s become an indispensible training tool - I use it on both my road and mountain bikes.
A couple of months ago it started shutting off in the middle of rides. That’s a problem - incomplete data sucks. It [...]
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In a fit of frustration and anger, I picked up a good sized rock and threw it as hard as I could at my bike. The rock bounced off the saddle. I’m surprised it didn’t bounce back and hit me in the head. That’s just the kind of day I was having.
All [...]
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What’s in a jersey? It’s just a small amount of synthetic fabric, designed to keep you from being naked while riding your bike. Cyclists love jerseys though; you see such a variety on the road.
Something interesting happens when everyone wears the same jersey. I first experienced it while riding for Team Climb On! – wearing [...]
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Authors note: My baby brother Andrew just bought a road bike in his quest to become a competitive triathlete. I was about to fire off a congratulatory email with a bunch of my opinions on gear, training, etc to help him get started then thought it might be useful for others too.
Dear Andrew-
Congrats on [...]
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