Category: Cycling
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Race Recap: Taneytown CX
Twelfth (that’s a really weird word to type)! I can’t seem to escape it. Two 12s in a row preceded by a 13. My points dropped from 395 last race to 393 this one so I suppose I did do about .5% better. I totally wasn’t into this race. I signed up without looking where Taneytown […]
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Race Recap: Schooley Mill CX
SORRY, NO SWEET PICS “Disaster averted” summarizes this day at Schooley Mill in the boonies of Maryland (another beautiful, untouched place) just south of Baltimore Wake up at 5:45. Had scheduled our programmable coffee pot the night before for the first time. Coffee ready for me when I wake up? Awesome. This thing’s going to […]
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Race Recap: AACX
Another cyclocross race in the books. This weekend’s event, an inaugural, AACX, took place east of DC in Davidsonville, MD, a sleepy town that reminds me very much of Northern VA in the early 80s. Lots of farms, old homes, and great roads. I knew this so I took the road bike with me to […]
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Race Recap: DCCX
Ever heard of cyclocross? Chances are if you’re not one of my riding buddies, my wife, or your name rhymes with Bulmer, you haven’t. Cyclocross is… Well, to understand cyclocross you need to understand cycling in general. For the better part of the year, most “roadies” (folks who take cycling and racing very seriously, but […]
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Riding all 50 states
Yeah, I got some of you guys pretty good. This morning, I partook in the Washington Area Bicyclist Association‘s 50 States ride, which I happened to be the absolute last registrant for after seeing a random (hadn’t previously known it existed) post about it on Facebook. It’s a casual event that takes you on a […]
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Black Gold is gone
Without much [possibly due] fanfare, my Surly 1×1, nicknamed “Black Gold” due to its gold chain, gold bell, and stunning good looks (kind of like this) was sold yesterday evening. It was the first bike I ever built, a good learning experience, and provided me countless fun commutes to work and rides around town. It […]