Monthly Archives: January 2008

Hide your children

Posted on January 29, 2008 by the sloth

I guess I should catch up on mileage. I’ve lost track of my exact routes, so I’m guessing (probably within 1/2 mile) on some of these. I’ll be conservative (don’t tell Knarf) and round down. January 28: 1.7 January 27: … Continue reading →

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Mileage report

Posted on January 24, 2008 by the sloth

January 23rd: 5.4 January 22nd: 1.7 January 21st: 2.9 Annual Mileage: 105 (Woohoo!  I broke 100 miles!) Miles to go: 4895 I weighed myself the other day.  Looks like I’ve lost about 5 pounds this month.  Another woohoo!

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Odds and ends

Posted on January 20, 2008 by the sloth

Cleaning out the mental attic here. Lots of crap, cruft and other boring stuff. I’ll start with mileage. January 20th: 2.6 miles (15F, feels like 2!) January 19th: 20 miles! w00t! January 18th: 1.4 January 17th: 4 January 16th: 2.6 … Continue reading →

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Schwinn approved

Posted on January 16, 2008 by the sloth

In the mid-70s, apparently, Schwinn was involved with designing and manufacturing torture devices. It looks like they subbed this work out, too. How do I know this? My 1974 Continental has the original “Schwinn Approved” saddle on it. Mileage for … Continue reading →

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Fixed-gear fiasco

Posted on January 14, 2008 by the sloth

The fixie is done. The bars are wrapped and the brake lever is where I want it. I’ve ridden nothing else the last two days and plan to ride it again tonight. Tomorrow morning I’ll have to trailer the girls … Continue reading →

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Cravings

Posted on January 12, 2008 by the sloth

Tonight I rolled over to the supermarket (where they know me by name) to get some junk food. I had been craving something bad for me all day. Christie brought me a quarter pounder with cheese and fries, but it … Continue reading →

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Saving time

Posted on January 10, 2008 by the sloth

Sometimes the bike isn’t so convenient, relatively speaking. In reality, it only takes a few minutes to ride to the supermarket – not much longer than driving. Last weekend’s ride to the LBS took me 35 minutes (uphill) and 25 … Continue reading →

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Daily mileage

Posted on January 8, 2008 by the sloth

Yesterday’s miles: 5.4 (in shorts!) Annual mileage: 36.4 Miles to go: 4963.6

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Daily mileage

Posted on January 6, 2008 by the sloth

Did the Tour de New Cumberland Today.  About 7 miles.  Got too hot.  In January.  Go figure. Today’s Mileage: 7 Annual Mileage: 31 Miles to go (ugh): 4969

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Numb

Posted on January 6, 2008 by the sloth

It’s numb in here. I can hear the keys clicking, but I don’t feel it. There’s no resistance. No clickety. No thwump against the paper. It is more artificial but less plastic than the real thing. There is nothing to … Continue reading →

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