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Moisture Wicking Base Layers
During warm weather here in Texas (which is about eight months out of the year) I like to wear just a cycling jersey next to my skin. But if the temperature gets below 70 degrees (21C), I add a base...
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The Threshold for Unpleasant
One of our club riders wanted to go shorter than the planned route this morning. I thought that was a good idea, and planned to join her. But she wanted to leave at 8:15, and the B ride would be...
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New Year’s Day Ride
Skipped the Bicycle Sports Shop Resolution Ride I’ve done the past two years. I could use the weather for an excuse — it was raining steadily when I got up at 7 this morning. But the fact is, I had...
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Riding When I Want To
Not a great riding weekend. I look forward to the weekends, because lately I have not been able to squeeze in a ride during the week. Late Friday afternoon, then, is something I wait for all week long....
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How Cold Will You Go?
Met a small contingent from the club this morning for our ride. No other B riders showed up, so it was me and seven A’s. They pretty much disappeared by about eight miles into the ride, and I was on...
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A Week Without Cycling
First it was our home remodeling project. Then it was a work obligation. Now, it’s the weather. All the stars have been in alignment over the past week to keep me off my bike. Central Texas is under a...
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Wishing I Belonged to a Gym
This has been a tough week, biking-wise. We had something that is quite unusual around here: a cold snap. It’s part of the massive winter storm system that pushed through the country, but we got just...
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Shedding Layers
Took a nice Sunday ride with my buddy Maggie. The main club ride left at 8:15, and during winter, I’m not ready to go then — maybe after Daylight Savings Time begins. We decided to leave an hour later...
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Two Out of Three
One of my biking buddies has a saying: “Wind, rain, cold. Whenever two out of those three conditions are met, I don’t ride.” Seems like we’ve been putting up with those conditions a lot lately — mainly...
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Sticky Shifting, Gummy Lube
Loyal Bike Noob readers might remember a post from last summer, when I complained about an inability to shift from the big chainring to the small one. The diagnosis: I sweat too much, and all that...
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The Weather Wuss
That’s me. I haven’t been posting much lately because I haven’t been riding much lately. And I haven’t been riding much because the weather has been lousy around here. Not only has it been cold — okay,...
View ArticleThe Threshold for Unpleasant
One of our club riders wanted to go shorter than the planned route this morning. I thought that was a good idea, and planned to join her. But she wanted to leave at 8:15, and the B ride would be...
View ArticleNew Year’s Day Ride
Skipped the Bicycle Sports Shop Resolution Ride I’ve done the past two years. I could use the weather for an excuse — it was raining steadily when I got up at 7 this morning. But the fact is, I had...
View ArticleRiding When I Want To
Not a great riding weekend. I look forward to the weekends, because lately I have not been able to squeeze in a ride during the week. Late Friday afternoon, then, is something I wait for all week long....
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How Cold Will You Go?
Met a small contingent from the club this morning for our ride. No other B riders showed up, so it was me and seven A’s. They pretty much disappeared by about eight miles into the ride, and I was on...
View ArticleA Week Without Cycling
First it was our home remodeling project. Then it was a work obligation. Now, it’s the weather. All the stars have been in alignment over the past week to keep me off my bike. Central Texas is under a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wishing I Belonged to a Gym
This has been a tough week, biking-wise. We had something that is quite unusual around here: a cold snap. It’s part of the massive winter storm system that pushed through the country, but we got just...
View ArticleShedding Layers
Took a nice Sunday ride with my buddy Maggie. The main club ride left at 8:15, and during winter, I’m not ready to go then — maybe after Daylight Savings Time begins. We decided to leave an hour later...
View ArticleTwo Out of Three
One of my biking buddies has a saying: “Wind, rain, cold. Whenever two out of those three conditions are met, I don’t ride.” Seems like we’ve been putting up with those conditions a lot lately — mainly...
View ArticleSticky Shifting, Gummy Lube
Loyal Bike Noob readers might remember a post from last summer, when I complained about an inability to shift from the big chainring to the small one. The diagnosis: I sweat too much, and all that...
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