Random Ride Sunday

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Published Aug. 15, 2010 at 9:15 p.m.
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I was to lead a ride of the Three Capes Scenic Loop for my social bike group today ... It would have been ~80 miles with some hills and temperatures predicted to be in the low 70's ... That would have been a welcome respite from the triple digits of the Willamette Valley ... Alas, nobody signed up ... I drove 3 hours round trip for a ride yesterday and figured I just didn't need to drive all the way to the coast to ride. I canceled the club ride and decided to go for my own ride instead ... I

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Broken seatpost!

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Happy Friday, everybody. I was Just Riding Along when my plastic seatpost snapped on my bike ride to work this morning. There was a loud *ka-RACK* and suddenly my saddle is a lot more flexy than before. Specialized’s parts warranty only runs one year, and this seatpost is three years old. I wonder if it [ ... ]Related posts: California Highway Patrol incident feed for bicycles Fixed and broken Helmet cams are cool ...

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Selle Italia Flite

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Published Aug. 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
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The early nineties Flite has been reissued. Same genuine leather finish & titanium rails. This saddle still has a place on any top end bike. Here ...

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New Bicycle in the house (well, garage)

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 6:31 p.m.
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and Sweetpea is home! Natalie called Friday morning, so I public transited myself over there a bit after 5pm, installed the computer, and rode home over the hill - 12+ miles ... It climbs very nicely; I had great fun riding up SW Fairview ... Still need to figure out how to mount the Supernova E3 light - those clever Germans don't use the standard-here E6 hex nut ... You probably want to see pictures ... Build details:details (as well as I can remember them) ... custom Sweetpea frame, S&S

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400 daily readers and fresh legs for todays ride.

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Published Aug. 8, 2010 at 5:26 p.m.

first off great news i have surpassed for the second month in a row with over 400 daily readers ... that makes me happy that i can at least entertain that many people, in a good or bad way ... for todays ride i was all ancy, as i had to work all week ... ok back track ... i logged in about 12-16 hours everyday of core workout for the week ... this actually works in good for training as it gets me off the bike, but gives me a tough full body challenge ... making a regime that allows for that kind

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SoulRun Bike Tool Roll

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Published Aug. 7, 2010 at 1:55 p.m.
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SoulRun is a little two-person shop run by Laura and Joe. They make-to-order a variety of really nice bike tool rolls and jersey pocket pouches. The bike tool rolls are available in four sizes and can be ordered in either cotton duck, cotton ripstop, or nylon ripstop. They sent us their dual-strap 2-ply Waterproof Bike Tool Roll to try out. More → ... Related posts: Acorn Bags A Pair of New Saddle Bags Stuff We Like: Rivendell Sackville Bags Stuff We Like: Schwalbe Marathon Supreme Tires

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De Rosa Pista 1981

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 5:15 a.m.
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"The bike was raced by Danny Clark in the 1981 season. Most notably he took it to the 1981 world Keirin Championships, which he won that year. I bought the bike of another track racer who bought it of Clark in 1982. The bike has therefore full history and is (apart from the saddle) exactly the way it was in 81." ... And it is currently for sale on LFGSS.com , for a measly grand, in Sterling ...

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Bike Design and Sloping Top Tubes

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.
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Over at Rivendell's Peeking Through the Knothole blog, Grant Petersen has been conducting an informal class on how to design a bicycle frame using a pencil, ruler, calculator, protractor, and graph paper. I’m not participating, but I've enjoyed following along. You can view the introductory post here, and the successive lessons are listed reverse-chronologically here. More → ... Related posts: More on Saddle Height Utilitarian Transports What’s in a Tube? Rivendell News Rental Bike

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the eBike is part of the future... I will have to accept that

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 9:13 a.m.
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the folding eBIKE ... http://news.cnet.com ... people with electronic assist need to stay off the Bike Paths ... NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES! ... thank you ... this eBIKE has an interesting design ... but lacks the tan model on the saddle ... so no photo ... www.ubergizmo.com ...

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Hi Ate Us

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 3:16 p.m.

More than just a summer sabbatical for bike saddle research, we have been fully immersed in things that are often NOT bike and NOT porn! ... While we are sure this will shock and awwwww many of our readers it is important to learn new skills, to diversify, and to expose yourself whenever possible ... - AOTS Exclusive ... just as those who helped organize what has been calculated as approx thirteen THOUSAND naked bikers riding in Portland in June have taken a break from helping perverts

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