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Another trip around the sun
In the middle of July each year around here, it's usually hovering around 100 F. This year, it looks as though we'll have a much cooler respite for most of this week. Today, we took advantage of...
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Re-tubelessifying the Monocog
Nope. No sealant. Dry as a bone.Last fall, I went tubeless with my Monocog as a test with the low budget do-it-yourself method. I've since ridden this super dependable bike nearly daily, on many...
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Mountain towns, bikes, and rain
The Mountain Fair in Carbondale had lots of bikes around, and perhaps the biggest concentration of Xtracycles per capita of any place I've been.We managed to squeeze in a little travel before school...
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Dumpster + Stumpjumper = Dumpjumper
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper in size 21.5 inches, as found in a dumpster.Please note that the following post will likely only appeal to and/or be comprehensible by the most bike nerdish among visitors...
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First day of school
As incomprehensible and summer-stealingly ridiculous as it sounds, today, mathematically not quite halfway through August, is the first day of school. We made the most of it, and had a nice family ride...
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Happy birthday Uncle Jake!
To Jake in Palau from all of us, enjoying ice cream in your honor at Western Welcome Week.
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Littleton Criterium
I don't do much with racing or competition on this blog, or in real life for that matter. However, I felt obliged to report that we watched at least part of the Littleton Criterium a couple of weekends...
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Public service announcement: 1991 Diamond Back Master TG seatpost size
Yep, it reads 27.0 mm on that Avenir 4130 steel seatpost. Per request from a reader, here are some images of the seat tube cluster on my 1991 Diamond Back Master TG. As these bikes age, there are...
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Quick DIY top tube frame pack
The pack took about 90 minutes to make in total, from measuring the frame to strapping it on.After finding out how convenient frame packs are for carrying things, I had been wanting to construct packs...
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Happy 40th, Pac!
Circa summer 1979.Hard to believe, but each of these cool guys ended up with a doctorate in one thing or another.The shortest kid in these pics didn't stay short for long. Happy birthday, big guy.
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Blood Moon rising
It's unlikely that I'll be up at 2:17 am to see the beginning of the lunar eclipse tonight, but the girls and I got to see a terrific golden moonrise. Not a bad consolation prize.
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There's always room for one more: DIY hanging bike storage
Lots of bikes don't necessarily have to take up lots of space.Be forewarned, technical bike nerdery ahead. If you choose to follow the instructions, any outcome is your own risk and responsibility....
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Thinking of snow
Scout and Pugsley are ready for a blizzard.The past couple of weeks brought us some unseasonably cold weather and a bit of snow, but not a lot is left around these parts. During our daily ride today,...
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Quite likely the best thing about winter in Denver
It's 75F/24C on January 27th, I'm wearing shorts and a T-shirt, and taking an afternoon ride on a suburban trail with the sun on my face. Sure, I know winter will be back soon, but it's great for...
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DIY Longtail of the future: Xtracycle MegaRack
A Surly Krampus with a MegaRack and kid seat. Looks like fun. Images in this post are from Xtracycle.I ordinarily post only photos and content that I've created, though I occasionally make an...
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We have a balancer!
Little sister made a breakthrough in balance riding on her Strider bike tonight. In the last few weeks, she's gone from walking her bike along, to running her bike along, and recently started lifting...
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Speedster
Yesterday was the first time that we all took a ride together, each on our own bikes. Little sister has no problem keeping up for most of the distance of our neighborhood loop. When she gets tired, she...
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