Category: Bikes
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I’m back! Also: saddle sore free
Tl;Dr: Brooks Saddles are the ones for me. Maybe Anti-monkey-Butt powder too. I think I’ve been awake for something like 21 hours, I may not be making sense. Back to Seattle – it’s in the 80s here but a very different 80s than night time Tolouse. Quite comfortable! Customs line was frightfully long but went…
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Bastille day: the end of the Tour
Tl;Dr: headed home after a great trip. Arriving in Tolouse was a rather involved affair. Chaz and I caught a train after finishing 62 miles, a tight fit on the bicycle car. The train station.was out first clue that we were in a big city – very full of people. We rode into the central…
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Day 5: Flats on the flats
Tl;Dr: To keep recovery day exciting, have more flats! Slightly less early start in Sette, but that didn’t keep me from flatting 20 min into the ride. Damn TPU tubes. Switched the front to butyl, and pushed a bit to catch up. Very flat ride today – basically bike paths, either Gravel or Paved. Mostly…
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Day 3: Rolling!
Tl;Dr Rough Start, rough finish Up at 4:30 after what seemed like 0 hours of sleep. But there were some strange ideaeee re e3êees (must have been dreams). Assembled out the door at 5:45, met at the car. Tightened Chaz’s stem bolts and inflated his tubes. Then through town and across the bridge to… Very…
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1 handed with handlebars – bad plan
Tl;dr: If you have to emergency, stop with one hand on the bars you’re in for a bad time Earlier today I saw a guy riding an electric scooter down the road while holding his phone to his face. One hand on the bars. I’ve been riding bicycles for a long time and the truth…
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Manuals: Oh it’s happening
Tl;Dr; some day I will be able to manual, maybe A Manual is like a Wheelie – you ride your bike on one wheel. A wheelie means you pedal, a manual means you don’t. I’d like to do both, here is how you learn. The Manual Machine basically holds the rear wheel of your bike …