Break the bank — not! That’s why I go to the salvage store so often. I went again this morning; but tried not to bring home too much canned stuff. Even so, I had quite a load, because I bought a 6-pack of rolls of paper towels! That’s where that trailer comes in handy. The […]
Don’t worry about being a basket case! Just use this hand-woven, willow wicker one. It can carry your picnic lunch or other small loads. Adjustable leather straps fasten it to your bicycle’s handlebars. Designed for adult bicycles. Size: 15.3″ x 9.4” x 11.4″/38.86 cm x 29.87 cm x 28.95 cm; and can carry up to
I’m coming up with some grandiose plans; and let’s hope I’m not jumping the gun. Let’s say I’m really going to do that century ride next month. It’s none too soon to plan my route; and I think it will be better to do it in shorter segments. I don’t want to get too far
If I try to ride a century next month, isn’t that going off half cocked? I suspect that it is; but April is another Love to Ride Challenge; and I think it would be great if I could get in that century during the month. My Sunday long ride is up to 45 miles; and
Resurgam! I shall rise again, said Old Man River; and proceeded to rise. During the past week or so, I thought it looked like the river was rising; and now I know that it is. This morning I spotted my first gator eyes of the season; and I expect I’ll see more of them before
At 6:28 am: I’ll have to hope for the best today. It isn’t raining just now; but the wind is already 22 mph! Thanks to the wind, I decided to go ride a few circuits of the local park; and I made it a short ride. I think it will be wise not to ride
Plan for the worst; and hope for the best. That’s all we can do when it comes to cycling and weather; and it looks like our weather will be terrible tomorrow; especially from early afternoon onwards. By late morning today, the wind was already 20 mph. Tomorrow morning T-storms are possible from 7:00 am; and I hope
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There are things that I should have down pat by now; or at least, so I think. Among them is handling a water bottle on the road bike. I still can’t do it consistently. Sometimes it goes fine; and sometimes I waver all over the place while I struggle to get that bottle back into its cage.
I’m really getting spoiled by Nictemaw! I began to use it three weeks ago; and it’s a much faster method of doing laundry than using the James washer. If I set it on the “soft” cycle, it takes only about 30 minutes to do a load; and with the James washer, it took at least
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You can’t have it both ways, they say; but that’s not always accurate. I had a lot of headwind both ways today. That happens when it’s blowing from the NNW! I rode to the salvage store; and today I took the trailer. Sometimes the wind was from the side; and it was strong enough that