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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
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    Traveling With a Bike Sucks VIII: DIY Self-Guided Travel

    My regular reader knows I have a weak spot for cycling in Spain. As I’ve gained experience in the country, I’ve started to figure out…

    Hump September 12, 2025
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    Questionable Decisions: The Bicycle Design Process

    I design things, I always have. For over 30 years I’ve designed architectural lighting and controls, but my over-caffeinated brain doesn’t limit itself to just…

    Hump April 20, 2025
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    Titanium Anodizing

    Like most things “bicycle”, nothing is really new. After all, the very first gravel bikes were just bikes, because pavement had not been invented (it…

    Hump October 9, 2024
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    The Best-Kept Cycling Secret in Spain

    It’s no surprise that Spain is a wonderful cycling destination. Pros have attended untold numbers of winter camps in Valencia, Calpe, Mallorca, and Malaga; lyrca…

    Hump September 27, 2024
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    Betting on a Slim Chance

    For those who managed to digest all 4,000 words of the story of how the Slim Chance made it to my house, you certainly deserve…

    Hump May 29, 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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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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