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Tales of Green Spain: Across the North Coast

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”A journey of a thousand miles begins with at least one clusterfuck” (Lao Tzu’s first, less famous, but more accurate, draft) You can plan…

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A Slim Chance at Success

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The Beginning “Hi, this is Chris, I’m returning your call.” About the only way I would have been more flabbergasted was if he had said,…

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Traveling With a Bike Sucks, Part V: What About Disc Brakes?

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Disc brakes are awesome because they can slow and even stop a MAMIL-scale mass (ass?) quickly. I have road bikes with rim brakes, and I…

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