Category: Cycling
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Dirty South Roubaix 2023 Race Report
Last year on a whim and encouragement from my cycling buddies I signed up for Dirty South. I quickly did the N+1 purchase (formula for how many bikes you should own where N is the current number of bikes). We rode through winter and did some ‘hills’ and ‘gravel.’ What I learned last year was […]
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Rose, Thorn, Bud
This is not the typical family post. It’s about bikes. I’ve listened to quite a few cycling podcasts that have asked for a rider’s rose, thorn, and bud of their year/season. I really put some miles down last year, so I thought I document some of the good, bad, and what’s to come in 2023. […]
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Memorial Day Weekend Recap
In the year of 2020, Covid is still hanging around, so this Memorial Day Weekend it was a lot of working on the house, cooking at home, and doing things as a family. Sarah and I put in a second raised garden bed. In this garden bed we have green beans, green peppers, and okra. […]
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Blue Skies
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N + 1 – Specialized Sirrus
N + 1 = Number of bikes you need in your life. Where N is the current number. This is my Specialized Sirrus. It’s the grocery-getter. The pull the kid down the street bike. The hang out with the family on the bike trail bike. The bike down to the park bike. Strava says I […]
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One of my bikes
This is “black beauty” the sports utility of my fleet of bikes. This is usually the bike I tow Grayson on. The little guy went to bed early and there was enough daylight to get in a ride tonight. The trail was empty and I was riding solo. It was just enough to clear the mind. Can’t […]