From the 14th of August to the 5th of September Jerry and Will (together with a friend of Will’s) biked from Golmud in China to Lhasa in Tibet – about 1,200 KM and mainly at about 5,000 meters of elevation. We flew from Seattle to Bejing with three bikes and two big duffles full of …
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So I got an email from Will saying that He and Chris had realized that Mika’s bike was too small for Chris and that there was a coupled frame for sale on the Seattle Craigslist. I looked at the listing and it seemed legit – I agreed that I’d build it out in time for …
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On May 6, 2017, Jerry & Odette rode from their home in Seattle to Port Angeles, then up Vancouver Island and across to Vancouver and out the Fraser River valley to Harrison Hot Springs. They returned to the USA at Sumas and rode through Bellingham and Whidbey Island for a total of about 475 miles in …
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UPDATE – Cyclocross set-up For my birthday in 2016 Odette bought me a 1998 Litespeed Classic. At the time she was training for our planned tour in France and she was very focused on getting her requisite miles. She settled on a pattern of riding tandem on weekends and riding her 2003 Rodriquez Stellar two or …
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Odette got me a 1998 Litespeed Classic for my birthday in 2016 and I got her a 2000 Litespeed Tuscany for hers. As I stripped the Shimano 105 components off the Tuscany frame in order to build it up with a Campagnolo groupset, I started thinking about what I could do with those 105 parts. …
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Our regular cycling partner, and one of Odette’s colleagues from work, had physical problems and was off his bike much of the winter. I got a text from him one day asking what size frame I rode and I replied, asking if he was building up to borrowing a tandem. He laughed and said …
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My main ride for a lot of years was a 54 cm Fuji Touring that I bought new from Recycled Cycles in late 2000. It had a steel frame and a Tiagra groupset – Deore RD and Tiagra FD (with 52-42-30 in the front and a 9-speed 11-32 cassette) Tiagra hubs and Avid brakes with Tiagra …
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The Cream Digitally Remastered Bootlegs http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/usrpages/pat/cream/rem/theremasters.htm Renovating the Blues (2 CDs) CD1 (57 min) Live at Klook’s Kleek, London (15th Nov. 1966) Klook’s Kleek remastered quality: Klooks is dubbed from an LP record (that includes all bootleg versions on CD or tape). Original quality …
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http://www.pedalerspubandgrille.com/guest_info/Klondike_Gold/Clothing_and_Equip.htm To Wear Cycling Gear Cycling Shorts Jerseys / T-shirts Socks Cycling Gloves Cycling Shoes Rain Jacket Helmet Waterbottle Cold Weather Cycling Gear Tights or Leggings Pile vest Midweight Gloves (poly-pro, pile or wool) Arm warmers Balaclava or helmet liner Wind or Rain Pants After Riding Clothes (casual wear) Pants / Shorts / Skirts Shirts …
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