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Since both Pam and I had the day off and our long weekend plans ruined, we decided to take a leisurely ride this morning before Pam headed over to the hospital for her mother.  Rather than doing our normal morning route, we decided that we would go north for 20ish miles. In a field adjoining [...]

As I started to ride home from work last night, I discovered that my rear tire was flat.  Can anyone answer for me why it’s always the hardest tire to change that goes flat?  In my case, it’s doubly aggravating because I have a rack on my carbon fiber bike.  To do  that, I had to [...]

During Bike to Work Week, we had a flat on the tandem.  The sidewall ended up blowing out for good while it was parked at the Meyer Center, so we just went across the street to A & B Cycle for new tires.  The conversation went something like this: Me:  Do you have a kevlar lined [...]

We met Sam and Barbara at Mentor last evening for a nice casual paced ride.  It’s a good thing it was, because we couldn’t have done anything else!  After riding yesterday morning, then commuting to and from work, my legs didn’t have a lot left in them, and Pam’s work did it’s usual number to [...]

Another beautiful morning for riding a bike with my sweetheart.  To top it off, we both slept well for a change last night, but that was offset by the fact that we took a decent walk w/ Libby’s dog after supper so we were both kind of tired and slow getting up and going this [...]