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MAMIL Musings: A Middle Aged Man in Lycra Considers Cycling

Rambling Thoughts Regarding Cycling, Travel, Cycling Products, and More
MAMIL Musings: A Middle Aged Man in Lycra Considers Cycling
Rambling Thoughts Regarding Cycling, Travel, Cycling Products, and More
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Month: May 2018

Travel, Rides, and Routes

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

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The IHBC is a true Colorado Classic, having started in 1972 when a couple of bored guys decided to race the Durango-Silverton narrow-gauge train. Since…

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Travel, Rides, and Routes

Independence Day

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It’s one of the biggies in Colorado: Independence Pass. A bucket-list ride, if you will, and no easy thing at that. It’s not really all…

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Musings

On Tires

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They say that shoes make the man (which seems odd to me, as I thought men made shoes, but I rarely paid attention in biology…

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Product Reviews and Evaluations

Signpost Up Ahead

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Garfield County, Colorado, has been adding signs on county roads since late 2017. These new signs replace older “Share The Road” signs, which were routinely…

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Travel, Rides, and Routes

Mallorca Demystified Part 3 (Cap de Formentor and Pollensa points of interest)

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One of my favorite rides out of Port de Pollensa is the Cap de Formentor. It’s a great jet-lag ride, perfect for testing the legs…

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Travel, Rides, and Routes

Mallorca Demystifyed Part 2 (Sa Calobra and more)

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As mentioned in the previous post, Mallorca has much to offer and not a huge amount of practical information about the rides. I’ve found a…

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Product Reviews and Evaluations

Shop Cat

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Bike shops are exciting places. You can visit them, loiter, arrange rides, buy bikes and accessories, make friends. The best shops create community, and Aloha…

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Travel, Rides, and Routes

Mallorca Demystified, Part 1 (Logistics)

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Mallorca– the place Disney would have created if they had thought up MAMIL-Land instead of wasting their time with FantasyLand. I’ve been fortunate enough to…

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Product Reviews and Evaluations

Hutchinson Override Tire Review

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I purchased a set of Hutchinson Override 700x35c tires late last fall to use as winter training tires. Here in Colorado, we had an underwhelming…

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