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Ronald Reagan once said, in speaking of an arms-comtrol pact with the Soviet Union, "Trust...but verify!"
Thinking of the extravagantly peculiar motorist behavior I've seen in the last few days, I'd amend that to say that, when on the road on your velo, forget the trust, and double the verification.
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Or relatively slow, at least.
Yesterday, I had left home to go to the vintage ride in a somewhat dejected mood, and considered taking the train most of the way to Pasadena, just ot be able to sit down and vegetate for a while, before joing up with a very social crew. I had to drop some journals off at my son's house ...
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vintage, ride, Rose Bowl, slow food, hammering, pleasure |
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After a rough few days, it was great to go on Chuck Schmidt's Rose Bowl Vintage Ride today! There were, as usual, great, friendly people who love to ride and who ride well, and a lot of classy vintage (and not so vintage) steel: Galmozzi, Condor, Masi, Wat ...
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Sunday ride, Pasadena, Velo-Retro, Rose Bowl, Sierra Madre, downtown, train, ice cream |
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Sunday ride, Pasadena, Velo-Retro, Rose Bowl, Sierra Madre, downtown, train, ice cream |
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August 01
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I rented a Ti bike today from Montlake Bicycle Shop here in Seattle. We rode a 51 mile loop around lake Washington and the bike felt great. Even without a
'shock' in the headset and seatpost it felt like it absorbed the road much better than I am used to.
To start the day, I test rode an Aluminum Cannond ...
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Seattle, WA |
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Are they an idea whose time has come? And what are they anyway? Los Angeles is starting to talk seriously about "bicycle boulevards," Portland already has a bunch, and Peak Oil will certainly encourage their existence. But I myself was always a bit confused as to how they were dif ...
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bicycle boulevard, bike route, class III, residential street, traffic calming |
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San Francisco, CA
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17°C
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17°C
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70%
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16 km/h
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290°
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1008.1 mb
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