Tag: Bicycle
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Use Your Head
I went on a Damndemic bicycle ride the other day. It was a beautiful day, 68°f, and sunny. It was the first day this season I had bare knees. There was a bit of wind, though. 10 to 20 mph coming out of the Southwest. I use the wind’s whims to direct my bicycle rides.…
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Coffee, Bicycle, & Breakfast
When the weather permits, I like to ride my bicycle to a spot for some coffee and a treat. I can hit two places when I ride around Lake Minnetonka. If I feel ambitious I can do the 50 mile, 3 coffee shop ride. It entails riding to the J&S Bean factory in Saint Paul…
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Wednesday’s Orange Revenge
Last Sunday was like every other Sunday when I don’t have to go to work. The day usually starts with breakfast involving smoked salmon and bagels ( Pop’s favorite, not mine ). Maybe I get to do a bit of yard work, then some grocery shopping gets done while Pop stares at stuff at the store. She Who Must…
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Plastic Fantastic Luber
Ever hear the one about a man who walks into a bike shop and gives the mechanics some bike lube made out of plastic? I didn’t think so. Nor did I. There is quite a battle out there involving bicycle lubes. This one is organic, another one is au natural, and this one plant based.…
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Global Fat Bike Day 2015
Yesterday, Tonka Cycle and Ski hosted a Global Fat Bike Day Ride again this year. 30 plus Men, women, and children met at the shop. 10:30 am arrived, and the riders broke off into fast, faster, and uber-fast groups, and then we all rolled out of the parking lot. Wednesday and I rode with the middle…
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Surly Wednesday Fat Bike
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky, The Addams Family. No matter what else was happening in an episode of the Addams Family TV show, you could be sure that the daughter Wednesday was trying some scheme to kill her brother Pugsley. Wednesday finally accomplished here quest to kill off Pugsley…
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Lazer Dissent Snow Bicycle Helmet
Winter bicycle riding requires something warm in the way of headgear. A thin balaclava under your summer bike helmet works fine if it is not too cold. I am talking Minnesota cold. If you live elsewhere, your results may vary. Last year riding my fat and ice bikes I wore an old Giro snow helmet.…
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PowerSocks To The Rescue
I get cold feet thinking about getting cold feet while riding my Fat Bike (Pugsley) in below freezing conditions. My toes are the only parts that I can’t seem to keep warm while winter riding. For years I have been on a quest to eliminate this problem. I was hot (pun intended) to try a pair of the new Lake…
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The Finest, Fuji
Fuji started importing bicycles to the United States in 1971. A few years ago I acquired a Fuji, The Finest, built in February 1971. I believe it to be a 1972 model. It had been stored upside down in a garage for many years. The Finest was complete and nothing had been changed…
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Silent But Deadly
Today was the first warm day since the April 3rd snowfall that measured 8-12 inches on our driveway. Pugsley had not yet made it around Lake Minnetonka due to his age. He was maybe 6 months old. Just a baby, albeit with really big tires. It was a beautiful day. He was anxious to go.…