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Workhorse

tom — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:04:39 +0000

I did some work on this today, getting it ready so I can start bike commuting again. No related posts.

Lawyer Up

tom — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:25:37 +0000

A slightly amusing recall notice. No related posts.

Bull Island Ride

tom — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:51:18 +0000

Sunday the club offered up the Bull's Island ride, one of my favorites. Just over a metric century at 62+ miles, It pulls two rabbit-out-of-the-hat tricks that I just love, plus many long uninterrupted stretches where you can just ride and enjoy the scenery. And the scenery is great, light traffic, quiet forests, farmlands, streams, while crossing the Delaware River twice. No related posts.

Peachcroft

tom — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:11:38 +0000

I'm not really sure how fast I was going. But I'd dropped some 200 feet in elevation in just about a quarter mile, and it was awfully fast. Then, out of nowhere, a 90-degree right bend in the road. I started to squeeze the brakes and almost immediately my [expletive deleted] Specialized back tire went into a fishtail skid. Under normal circumstances I'd veer out to the left to widen my turning radius, but there was a car coming up on that side. I had no choice but to try and hang tough through the curve, staying in the right lane, at speed. I thought I was toast... No related posts.

Short and Far Hills

tom — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:46:57 +0000

Today’s ride was 41.4 miles from a parking lot in Short Hills, NJ out to Far Hills. Along the way, a few moderate climbs — such as right out of the box up to Summit — and a few cows. I also saw a pair of turkey vultures rummaging through the remains of a dead [...] No related posts.

Bike Tires

tom — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:49:34 +0000

As I’m wearing through my current set of Continentals, the other week I replaced my rear tire with one by Specialized. In the ‘80s I liked Specialized occasionally for their tight fit and high PSI. Even in the best of times I weigh in at over 200 lbs., so that’s important. But for most of [...] No related posts.

Friday’s Ride

tom — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:20:01 +0000

Another successful assault on Watchung Mountain. This one is 39 miles -- I'd really hoped to stretch it to 40 but I draw the line at circling the block a few times to do it. This long narrow loop carves out some less-heavily traveled roads in this fairly busy part of the state. No related posts.

Critical Mass Bike Ride Incident

tom — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:12:17 +0000

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Intervals

tom — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:07:36 +0000

I used to do ‘em all the time, but I can’t remember the last time. Probably because I’ve been a slave to the MAFW weekly ride calendars since 2000. They only tally up how many miles per week/month/year and if that’s what you measure, that’s what you go for. So “quality” rides like doing on-and-off [...] No related posts.

Great Summer Ride

tom — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:59 +0000

Yesterday through the farms and forests of Hunterdon County. It was a new route for the bike club, I think — everybody was making comments to the leader about how he should tweak the directions. There was some quibbling about how late the food stop was — 10 miles before the end — but other [...] No related posts.