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The Short One Posts Photos of Palmer…
Action is here.Can you really look at these pictures and tell me with a straight face that cyclocross season hasn’t begun?
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The Short One Posts Photos of Palmer…
Action is here.Can you really look at these pictures and tell me with a straight face that cyclocross season hasn’t begun?
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Race Report: Palmer Cyclocross 2009–3 Mechanicals and a Full Speed Yard Sale Crash
I got home from work after midnight on Thursday and I had a meeting early Friday morning. But my mud tubulars needed to be glued. Even in my advanced state of exhaustion, I completed one of my better mounting jobs in record time (under an hour for final coat, mounting, setting/straightening and broomsticking). Tubular cement needs 24 hours to cure and this was my last opportunity to get these
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Race Report: Palmer Cyclocross 2009–3 Mechanicals and a Full Speed Yard Sale Crash
I got home from work after midnight on Thursday and I had a meeting early Friday morning. But my mud tubulars needed to be glued. Even in my advanced state of exhaustion, I completed one of my better mounting jobs in record time (under an hour for final coat, mounting, setting/straightening and broomsticking). Tubular cement needs 24 hours to cure and this was my last opportunity to get these
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Race Report: Blunt Park Cyclocross Race 3/4– 2009
I was pretty keyed up for this race. I did well at Blunt Park last year (5th) and expected a good result this year too. My big goal was to beat Chris Bailey, as this was the only race that I beat him at last year. I didn’t rest particularly for this race, but I have been training through the heat on my Igleheart, which helped me continue riding through the high heat and humidity today. I had
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Job Interview Skills
As some of you know, I just recently got a great job (yesterday). Seriously, if you asked me to describe my ideal teaching position, it would be really close to the position I just accepted. Yesterday, I had my final interview for the position. Given my long stretch of unemployment last year and my genuine excitement about the job, I was quite nervous going into it. Adding to my anxiety, my
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RMM Rides Critical Mass–Thank God No One Spotted Me
On a damp Friday a couple of weeks ago, I was on my home from a training ride. I had time to burn and wondered what I was going to do once I was home. As I was heading out of Harvard Square towards Central when I noticed a clot of cyclists taking up the whole traffic lane going in the opposite direction.There were about 50 cyclists riding deliberately slow while taking up the whole outbound
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While You Were Working: Igleheart Rebuild
>Yash has been indignant that I have not posted pics of this repainted bike sooner (I got the frame back 25 hours ago). Here they are. In an upcoming post, I will discuss my all-left side cable routing. Gripping.
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Alley Cat Race–Saturday August 22nd–Katamari-Cat–Another Discipline of Race to Loose
If you are reading this, chances are you like to race bicycles. My friends Jason at Superb and the one and only Rob Gigantic are putting this event on. Start is here, at 1pm on Saturday August 22nd. Organizers say that you’ll be wanting a bag for the race, which indicates that you may be required to carry something at some point. You are not required to ride a fixed gear, though I’d suggest
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Alley Cat Race Next Saturday–Katamari-Cat–Another Discipline of Race to Loose
If you are reading this, chances are you like to race bicycles. My friends Jason at Superb and the one and only Rob Gigantic are putting this event on. Start is here, at 1pm on Saturday August 22nd. Organizers say that you’ll be wanting a bag for the race, which indicates that you may be required to carry something at some point. You are not required to ride a fixed gear, though I’d suggest
