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Tag: 2010

  • Keeping the Rubber Side Down

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    I have had a great deal of mail on the tires.  I had my tires recommended by the folks at Rivendell Bicycle Works and that made all the difference.  Keven may not think I am riding on a wide enough tire, and he had to work a great deal for him to get me on…

  • Keeping Goals

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    I completed the Adventure Cycling TransAm from Yorktown, VA to Portland, OR this summer. I had two cycling goals for the ride. First, try to ride as close to 100 miles per day as possible, given that towns are so far apart, I averaged 98.6 mpd.  I like how I chased this goal as I…