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The Longest Ride

By norconkm | 07/30/2006 - 2:28 am |01/02/2015 biking, lessons, life
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Well, I spent this morning beating the shit out of myself. And pretty much the rest of the day recovering. I suggested to Aren that we ride to Sleepy Hollow State Park. A good and noble idea. I thought it was about a 35 mile ride. I would have been… Continue reading →

Mishaps

By norconkm | 07/29/2006 - 12:19 am |03/30/2008 biking
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So, I went for what was to be a short ride tonight. About 5 miles from home I blew out my rear tire (not sure how). Bike cleats are not meant for distance walking and I got a blister on my left heel. I estimate getting home took me about… Continue reading →

Skillagallee Trip Report

By norconkm | 06/26/2006 - 9:49 pm |02/17/2013 biking, kayaking, life, travel
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Alright, more of a trip report on our island venture…. We got up to Cross Village at about 1am – rather late for a four hour drive that was planned to start at 5pm, but that is apparently the way of things. We drove around scoping out the place for… Continue reading →

Tonights Ride

By norconkm | 06/13/2006 - 9:25 pm |03/30/2008 biking
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1 hour 14 minutes 30 seconds, 23.63 miles, 19.2 miles per hour told you I’d get faster. 😛

Ride

By norconkm | 06/11/2006 - 8:46 pm |03/30/2008 biking, life
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23.696 miles over 1 hour 17 minutes and 32 seconds equals 18.3 miles per hour. I am soooooo speedy. At least when you leave people like Lance Armstrong, Aren and Monika out of the comparison. This is up from about 16.5 on my mountain bike near the middle of the… Continue reading →

By norconkm | 04/27/2006 - 3:56 pm |03/30/2008 biking
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I have my bike back in operation… This makes for a happy Matt.

Bike

By norconkm | 03/22/2006 - 12:12 am |03/30/2008 biking, whining
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My bike is broken… this half saddens me and half pisses me off. I just bought new wheels since my rim cracked. Now the fork is stripped. If I replace it, the frame and seat post will be pretty much the only original structural parts left. So, the debate –… Continue reading →

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