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365bikespace: April 2012
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Saturday, April 28, 2012. 30 Days of Biking - Cool off. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. 30 Days of Biking - Cycling in Old Japan. Labels: biking in Japan. Monday, April 23, 2012. 30 Days of Biking - Mystery tunnels. Biking along the Mississippi - especially before the leaves come out - you can see mysterious inlets, ravines, and the dark entrances to caves near the waterline. Some of these are real caves and others...
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365bikespace: Tunnel mystery solved
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Thursday, June 7, 2012. A few weeks ago I wrote about some mysterious tunnels that were being dug into the cliffs along the Mississippi. I have been watching the crew creating these with some fascination. The machinery, the ventilation systems, the precautions for rock collapse are all neat stuff. Doesn't this seem like an ideal construction site to explore after hours when the crew is gone? I was able to catch ...
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365bikespace: That's what I call utility biking!
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Tuesday, July 10, 2012. That's what I call utility biking! I was recently invited to a bachelor party for a friend who has a wedding coming up this July. Just to set some context, this is a party at my friend's house, it is on a Monday night, and the bride's father is invited. I don't think there will be a knitting contest but clearly this is not at the same level as a trip to Vegas. This is my version of a bike...
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365bikespace: May 2012
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Friday, May 25, 2012. Bike couriers vs commuters. I like to think that riding to work every day makes me a bit healthier and maybe even a little tougher. My co-workers even reinforce this idea. There are days when I get to work and people say, 'Dude, you are HARD CORE! This is a bit different in Minneapolis. Probably the most common courier you will see here is the Jimmy John's sandwich delivery guy/gal. Links f...
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365bikespace: June 2012
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Thursday, June 7, 2012. A few weeks ago I wrote about some mysterious tunnels that were being dug into the cliffs along the Mississippi. I have been watching the crew creating these with some fascination. The machinery, the ventilation systems, the precautions for rock collapse are all neat stuff. Doesn't this seem like an ideal construction site to explore after hours when the crew is gone? I was able to catch ...
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365bikespace: Bike touring, RAGBRAI style
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Sunday, July 29, 2012. Bike touring, RAGBRAI style. I just returned from riding the last two days of RAGBRAI. Since it is a RAGBRAI custom for the locals to shout out and ask where you are from, this fit in perfectly. Leo met more people in 2 days than many meet in years on the ride. The six year old's pedaling does help a bit but the Burley more than makes up for it by acting as a parachute. At one point we...
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365bikespace: How about no helmet?
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Thursday, August 23, 2012. How about no helmet? I liked the combination of safety green shirt and bright orange hat but no helmet. Not sure that a helmet would help much at 60 MPH but I usually opt for the brain bucket. By the way, that is sugar cane growing in the background so you can tell I didn't fake this picture here in MN. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How about no helmet? PTL days six and seven.
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365bikespace: Back at it
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Friday, June 1, 2012. Today, I was back in the saddle. A lot has happened recently but what prevented me from riding was trillions of foreign organisms invading my body. Even your intrepid bike commuting author can be distracted by this type of thing and has to take some time off. I wasn't hugely sick but it was enough to put me on the bus for a couple of days this week. Labels: Sickness and biking.
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365bikespace: January 2012
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Adventures, observations, calamities, and good times biking in the frozen north of Minnesota. Thursday, January 26, 2012. And their very poor design for sandy, wet, and salty conditions. When chains are dirty they don't shift, they skip, and they even break (happened 2x to me). Some, like intrepid author of the MNBicycleCommuter blog have leapt into the future. At the end of a week of riding my chain is covered in mud, salt (notice the rack bolt), and general grossness. When this chain is on my bike the ...
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