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Happy National Bike to work week

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Published on: May 16, 2005

Well this week is National Bike to work week. Just some of the benefits to biking to work, it is better for your Health; you don’t really have to sit in traffic (therefore it is more relaxing) [and for those of you that are into preserving the environment, it does not cause pollution]. You do[…]

Today’s 3 hours on the bike

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Published on: May 13, 2005

I did a bit of a different ride today, I rode up to the civic arena, and when deep into the heart of the city on the city streets, not something I would recommend for the faint of heart but I did it. I toped the day off with a bit of excitement (see next[…]

Wild Turkeys

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Published on: May 9, 2005

Today when I started out on my bike ride today, I saw a couple of wild turkeys in the path, by the time I got my camera out they were off the path in the woods, but I did get a few pictures of them. Also I got some great pictures of the Point state[…]

Biking today (new personal best speeds)

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Published on: May 8, 2005

I went on a nice short 1 and a half hour bike ride today. I am very happy with the speeds I made today, coming back from the city on the jail trail I was going between 18 to 21 mph the whole way, this is about 8 to 11 mph faster then my old[…]

Got a great bike ride in today

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Published on: May 6, 2005

I went out for a great bike ride today. I got to try out the new toe clips I got on Monday, and I have to say I am impressed with them. I was going 50% faster then I did before with the same effort, and I did not have to down shift as soon[…]

I Got my bike back today

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Published on: May 2, 2005

Well I went up to bike tech today to get my bike back. It looks good now, even got the handle bars fixed. Unfortunately it was to cool to ride today. I hope it warms up by the weekend; I would love to go biking. If I can go biking this weekend I will probably[…]

Price Shock

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Published on: April 28, 2005

I never know how much it could cost to get a simple tune up for a bike. I took it in today for a tune up that the bike really needs (I have not had a tune up for my bicycle since I got it last year) and the cost was more then I though[…]

Snow in April?

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Published on: April 24, 2005

What gives, we have had snow for the last two days. And they are predicting more snow till Tuesday. Then after that they are prediction rain for the rest of the week. Back in the 90’s the environmentalists promised us global warming. But when I look at the weather this weekend I don’t see it.[…]

The old pictures

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Published on: April 14, 2005

The pictures I talked about on April 9th about Kayaking last year came in there are about 20 pictures. I also got 3 pictures from biking last year. And there were 3 pictures from this year. They did not turn out that bad, the pictures of the Kayaking are good. I put the Kayak album[…]

Biking down Sycamore St.

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Published on: April 11, 2005

Today on my biking trip, I went up onto to Mt. Washington. I took the incline up, there is no way any one could really get up to the top of Mt. Washington without either a motorized auto or the incline, it is just to steep to get up. Came down I Sycomore St. It[…]

Spring is finally here, biking, iPod shuffle

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Published on: April 9, 2005

It is nice that the weather is starting to get warmer now. I have had about a week of great weather here in Pittsburgh. I been getting out on the bike more, for the last 4 days, I have gotten at lest 3 hours of biking in a day. When I was younger I did[…]

My body is sour today

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Published on: April 8, 2005

The last 2 days I did a total of 6 hours of bike riding. 3 hours each day. Yesterday 2 of the hours on the bike were trying for the first time some mountain biking. 2 lessons learned about mountain biking yesterday. Your breaks are very important while mountain biking and my bike is not[…]

Biking season is starting to heat up

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Published on: April 6, 2005

I got a couple of more rides in today. For about a total of 3 hours of biking in. It feels great to get a few rides in. I am going to see if I can get some rides in this weekend. I have a friend that is into meteorology and he said that this[…]

Biking season 2005

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Published on: March 31, 2005

Well it seams that the new season of biking is on us again. I went on a nice short trip today, about an hour long. I did a run down the jail trail. The only problem was that the city found it necessary to turn off the drinking founts on both side the trail. I[…]

So looking forward to the spring

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Published on: February 16, 2005

I am so looking forward to the coming of spring. I do not like the winter; I am looking forward to the warmer weather when I can go biking again. When the temps start to get into the 50’s consistently the time will be ripe for the bike to be pulled out. And more pictures[…]

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