Archive for September, 2008

Sep 29 2008

Hawaii

Published by Bob under vacation

I have been in Hawaii since last week and have been getting around by walking most places. What gets me is it is cheaper to rent a car for a week ($100) than it is to rent a bicycle at $25 a day. I am staying on the North Shore of Oahu to be close [...]

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Sep 23 2008

Netherlands Cycling

Published by Bob under bicycling

Last night I had some down time at work, and was cruising the web when I came across a blog from the Netherlands. I always like reading about cycling in other parts of the world to see how bike culture is there.
There are some very interesting and good posts on this site, but one of [...]

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Sep 21 2008

Xtracycle Project

Published by Bob under Xtracycle, bicycling

On my project bike I was going to buy the Free Radical Xtracycle Kit, install it, and ride. But now that I have started to think about this, I decided I want to take my time and do more.
The base Trek I am starting with is a good bike, but it has a few scratches [...]

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Sep 20 2008

Change in the Air

Published by Bob under bicycling

This morning I officially accepted summer is over when I put the panniers on my bike and took the trunk off. For me this marks cycling in cooler more unpredictable weather when I need to be prepared for sudden changes in temperature or the onset of rain. In the panniers I will have rain gear, [...]

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Sep 16 2008

Building an Xtracycle

Published by Bob under Xtracycle, bicycling

Sometime time ago I found a steal of a deal on a Trek mountain bike at a garage sale. The guy selling it said he was more of a road rider than a trail rider and decided he was going to sell it cheap to possibly buy another road bike. We both agreed you can [...]

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