Monthly Archives: June 2006

The long way

2006-06-20 – 07:01

So this is what happens when an avid cyclist lives too close to work, knows he has too much yard work to do in the evening to justify going on a group ride, and is awakened at 5:40 AM by his dog sneezing repeatedly and then barking incessantly at something or other out the front […]

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Red Hugh’s in the King George location

2006-06-19 – 06:06

Every so often we decide we’ll go spend an afternoon in downtown Augusta. I’ve written about it several times before, so I’ll just say it’s with a tiny bit of optimism and hope we head downtown early on a Sunday afternoon to grab some lunch at a nice, shaded outdoor spot, have a nice walk, […]

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The Chain

2006-06-10 – 19:11

The bicycle chain is an amazingly device, efficiently transferring power from one direction to another when run over a set of sprockets.
My last bike ride before today’s adventure was commuting to work on Monday. I spent my week at business development activities for my job, partly demonstrating our products at a booth of a […]

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Is home-smoked pastrami is a good post-ride food?

2006-06-04 – 14:22

My cycling karma must be way off lately, either that or I’m just not paying attention. Two cycling incidents in as many weeks! Luckily they were the sort of incidents you can laugh about later while you’re having a beer with friends, rather than the sort of incident that breaks bikes and sometimes people into […]

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Fat flat tires anyone?

2006-06-04 – 14:08

Last weekend I rode on the Fork Area Trail System (FATS) for the first time. After a few good miles of trail riding during our recent camping trip, I was eager to try this new set of trails. I’d heard and read it’s more technical than anything I’ve ridden before, but I figured I’m in […]

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