After nearly seven months on the Novara commuter, I decided it wasn’t for me. Primarily, because of the drum brakes and nutted axles, it is profoundly difficult to get the bike on the rack of the car. Most of the time, this isn’t even a concern, but once a month (or even two months), when […]

Posted on March 7th, 2009 by admin
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Spring has sprung, or at least beaten winter back a bit. I rode during lunch on Thursday, tackling the shorter Guys Run loop. Today, I did Guys Run again, tacking on Highland Road, my first sortie on this particular stretch of tarmac. The last rise took me by surprise a bit–coming down a quick descent, […]

Posted on March 7th, 2009 by admin
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Saturday included some random noodling around Penn Hills, as I was simply taking the long way to the climbing gym. Nothing special, but better than nothing, and certainly far better than my basement. Sunday was the usual Middle/Saxonburg loop, with lots of omnipresent Pittsburgh headwinds. Racing begins in less than a month, assuming the Mingo […]

Posted on March 1st, 2009 by admin
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