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Mechanical problems and how they do lead to blessings

Yesterday, there were opportunities to ride again!!!! In the morning, I headed out for my Retirees Ride. Although not retired, my schedule allows me to cycle with this precious group of people most weeks. We were doing 29 miles in … Continue reading

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Simple Pleasures

Today is one of those “simple pleasure” days. So much that I wanted to do this weekend, has been cancelled because of rain. Here’s the thing, though. There was so much fun stuff to do, that the weekend wasn’t feeling … Continue reading

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Catching up weekend or catching you up on the weekend

After a very slack week of cycling M-F (67 miles), due to some compression injuries, I had a wonderful, cycling weekend. Saturday, I cycled with a friend I don’t get to cycle with often. We covered all new-to-me ground in … Continue reading

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Long Haul Trucker – SMOOOOOOOTH Ride

While biking today, my daughter rode Itzhak, the Long Haul Trucker by Surly.  When first she met my bikes, she rode my vintage Panasonic touring bike, Midge. She was thrilled, and Yes, she wanted me to drop Midge off at … Continue reading

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Seemed hot today

Today was one of those days I couldn’t get enough fluids. Although it didn’t reach 100 in the residential areas of Richmond, I think it definitely did out where we were riding. Kevin and I opted to sort of follow … Continue reading

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Riding old steel

I picked up the old Panasonic mixte and am enjoying it. Yesterday,  I rode it for my daily commute and she was about as enjoyable as Cele. It’s a little more difficult to shift, because I have become used to … Continue reading

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