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(Extremely) Long-Term Review: 1982 Ross Diamond Cruiser

By Uncle Crusty Back in the early 1980s, when Reagan was king, a new sport was taking hold in the US- “mountain bicycling”. These mountain…

Travel, Rides, and Routes

Cobbles, frites, and beer

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In the spring, an old man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Belgium. (Lord Tennyson omitted this line from his poem, but only because nothing…

Travel, Rides, and Routes

Girona.

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It’s there, east of Barcelona. It beckons, a siren song of sunny days and empty roads. Websites praise it, pro cyclists live there, MAMILs visit…

Musings

Problem(?) Solved

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One thing about packing your bike is that you have to protect it inside the case (duh). Neoprene pads, pipe insulation, clothing, cat hair, whatever.…

Travel, Rides, and Routes

Traveling With a Bike Sucks

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I said “with”, not “by”. Traveling by (or for that matter, on) a bike is awesome, or at least can be, from time to time.…

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To Barcelona..and Beyond!

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“Congratulations”, the email read. “You were the first name out of the hat, and you’ve won the trip. Do you want to accept?” I wiped…

Product Reviews and Evaluations

Canyon Grail Review

Hump October 11, 2018

I’ve been fortunate to test the Canyon Grail for a week, riding from Barcelona to Girona with Thomson Bike Tours. The routes they have designed…

Product Reviews and Evaluations

Waltly Titanium Frames Review

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Here in Colorado, we have some fantastic custom titanium framebuilders. Moots, Mosaic, Dean, Merlin, Alchemy, Bingham Built (Eriksen), and several I’ve missed. For a while,…