Do Flat Tires Come in Threes?
2018-09-27 – My first flat tire came almost three weeks ago. This was literally the first flat tire I ever had on a road bike I bought a year and […]
Tag Archives: bicycles
I Have a Scar That Is 60 Years Old
2018-08-09 – The gash in my head took 6 stitches to close. I was 7 years old when it happened. I remember seeing light through a rectangular hole in something […]
My History of Bikes
2018-04-23 – I’ve really ramped up my bike riding in the last couple of years, but I’ve always loved riding, since I was a little kid. I’ve had a number […]
Mulch Season Is Coming
2018-02-26 – Mulch season is coming. It’s still February, but the weather forecast predicts a couple days in the fifties. I had my bike tuned up last week and it’s […]
Getting Ready for Spring
2018-01-25 – No bullets in me. At least none that I am aware of. The docs wanted to know. So that’s what I told them. I’m having an MRI tomorrow […]
Joining the Bike Club
2017-10-09 – “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.” – Groucho Marx. I’ve never been much of a joiner. I’m […]
1,000 Miles and Counting
2017-08-14 – My Facebook friends are going to say, “again?” Over the weekend I went over 1,000 miles on my bike for the year. I posted Saturday’s ride and I […]
Completed 1,001.3 Bicycle Miles Today
2016-11-14 – I set up my bicycle mileage spreadsheet on August 29 and rode my first mile the next day—a trip to the Northwestern campus. Today I passed the 1,000 […]
By the Dawn’s Early Light
2016-09-22 – It’s fall. And, no, I can no longer see by the dawn’s early light. I don’t sleep well, so I’m usually up before my alarm goes off. Last […]
Prepping to Bike Across Iowa
2016-09-08 – Next year, the last week of July, I’m hoping to bike across Iowa in an event called RAGBRAI (The [Des Moines] Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). […]
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