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June 2019

Thor?

Thor, of Germanic mythology, wielded a hammer. Such was his effect that they named a day after him! Cyclists call riding fast and hard \”putting the hammer down\”. To me that sounds like a sudden, final sprint, when a rider abruptly surges ahead of the others in a dash for the finish line. On the other […]

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Notions

I sure do get notions. I daydream about doing bicycle tours. I imagine what it might be like to ride day after day, getting to see the country. I have notions about doing more century rides, even if just on my own. I also have ideas, admittedly rather vague, about writing an ebook based on

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New Product Report

New product report today: I\’ve tried sun sleeves! I first read about them some time ago, but hadn\’t gotten around to using them. Just before I bought mine, I was chatting about sun sleeves with another rider who was wearing a pair. He said they feel pretty hot when you aren\’t moving; but once you

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Here We Go Again

Yes, here we go again. Oh, that season that nobody living near the Gulf or Atlantic coasts wants! Or, for that matter, any coast. June 1 is the start of the official Atlantic hurricane season. Here in New Orleans we\’ve been lucky since Katrina (2005), but how long will we continue to dodge the bullet?

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