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Showing posts with label bicycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bicycle. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Chilean Sunset--Riding in Another Country South of the Equator

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For the next ten days I will be in Chile before returning to Panama.  I got a bike yesterday, so I will have a week of riding the hills abov...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Riding, Hiking Mountains in Western Panama

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  Coffee plants growing on a steep hillside above Boquete, Panama After months of sea-level riding and walking with some small hills, I hike...
Saturday, August 24, 2024

First Flat Fixed: Pinched in a Pothole Next to the Panama Canal

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Today I had my first flat in Panama.  The pothole was not quite as bad as the one above, but for those who kvetch about potholes in Pennsylv...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Buy or Rent? I Bought a Bike Right Next to the Panama Canal

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  My second day in Panama, I bought a Giant SCR 16-speed aluminum road bike.  I bought the bike for $500 at a used bike shop in a residentia...
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Sunday, June 30, 2024

In Terror of Ducatis on Sestriere: My First Climb in the Italian Alps

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In 2000, I made the first several climbs up to the Sestriere ski resort .  It was a beautiful September day as I toiled the seven-mile clim...
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Bike Year Begins with a Great Week!

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Times Square at Rush Hour I love to ride.  This past week I had had the chance to ride in some of my favorite places--places that are almost...
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Friday, September 8, 2023

Rode Alpine Climbs Near Grenoble

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In 2014, a 197.5km stage of the Tour de France ended with  the climb from Grenoble to Chamrousse   This weekend, I achieved one of my bicyc...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Life-Long Bike Obsession Began with a Trike Trip

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"Suicide Cycling Around the World" That's the title a former co-worker said I should use for a memoir.  Another friend was enc...
Friday, July 30, 2021

Walking My Bike in a Grocery Store

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  Bike path?? Yesterday I stopped at the grocery store on the way home from the afternoon ride. I was on my racing bike so I did not have...
Friday, May 7, 2021

May 9: Victory Day for Russia, Crash Day for Me

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  In Russia, May 9 is Victory Day, the annual celebration of defeating the Nazis in World  War II.  I am happy to celebrate dead and defeate...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Returning from Ukraine with Canadian Cyclists Going to Auschwitz

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Ride for the Living, Auschwitz  In June of 2017, I rode from Belgrade, Serbia, to Lviv, Ukraine. Along the way, I rode in Bosnia, Croatia,...
Sunday, October 11, 2020

The Physics of Descending on a Bicycle

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When a solo rider or a group of riders descend any hill, particularly a steep hill, why are some of the riders so much faster than others?  ...
Monday, October 5, 2020

Rural Drivers Hating Bicyclists is Nothing New

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In 2004, a bicycle hater with the unlikely name John F. Kennedy threw tacks on the road when he knew bicyclists would run over them and get ...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Amtrak Finally Allows Bikes--And Charges More for Them Than for Passengers

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  For 25 years I have ridden the Amtrak's Keystone trains between Lancaster and Philadelphia, as well as regional trains between Washing...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Birthday Rides!!! 67km of Fun at 67 Years Old

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The Ben Franklin Bridge, connecting Philadelphia and Camden For my 67th birthday, I rode 67 km in four separate rides, mostly on hills ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Two Rides, Two Days, Same Time of Day, Completely Different Rides

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Riding the same route, the exact same roads, every day on a bicycle can be an entirely different ride each time.  This is certainly true o...
Sunday, April 26, 2020

Two Rides in Paris; Two Decades Ago

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In September 2000 I made two trips to Europe to attend several business meetings.  Both trips took me to Paris, first for three days, t...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

"He Wood Ride Anything with Wheels"--Riding a bike made of ash wood up a 1000-meter climb

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This bike is entirely made from ash wood including the seat and handlebars It's not great for a 1000-meter climb on a switchback r...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Evangelical Escapees Around the World

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When I travel, one of the categories of people I meet are Evangelical Escapees. Sam fits in that category.  He grew up in central Ohio in...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

First Time in the Republic of Georgia--Riding is Amazing!

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Looking up from the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, is a ferris wheel and tower on top of a ridge.  It's a six-mile climb with switchba...