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Hubert’s single speed EVOO 29er
hi! I am out here in southern Arizona waiting for a bunch of bikes to be built by frank and Darren back home. more travel blogging in future posts, but today I wanted to showcase Hubert’s (of the defunct madrean fabrication) personal one off single speed EVOO. fun fact, Hubert and I met at J.P.… Read more
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Rivendell Atlantis 2 customer build
Hi folks! 3rd customer Atlantis build in 3 months. This one is a “2”, and is pre long chain stays. Waterford built. the “1” was Toyo Japan. I have had all three, but could not choose what one is best. the shorter chain stays dooooo look the part IMO though. this one was purchased by… Read more
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motivation for short days
been hard to motivate, as may not come as a surprise being that daylight is such a premium right now. when I say motivate, I mean move the pedals — I am plenty motivated to eat chocolate truffles and other holiday confections. also plenty motivated to fall asleep watching trashy TV with a jar of… Read more
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Sicily on a bike
Hi! just got back from a most magical trip to the north west corner of Sicily. My mom is 73 years old, and loves riding bikes and drinking olive oil (we have a lot in common), so we are trying to do a trip like this each year for as long as she can. Last… Read more
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post peak leaf
I just got back from 10 days in Sicily (another blog), and the leaves have officially dropped here in ol’ nutmeg country. the month of October is always a busy one with hosting friends along with 2 events culminating with the Nutmeg Nor’Easter, so I thought I would post a little retrospective here to the… Read more
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Durango MTB vacay
dang where does the time go. I feel like I open a lot of blogs and news letters with that question. I will also continue to do so, as change is tough, tougher than expected at mid life — although I plan on living a pretty long time. experiences like what are being experienced in… Read more
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