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After not getting any flats on a ride in like a year and a half I got three this weekend. One on saturday and two on monday. Still beats a good day at work... Also got a new (to me) bike to be my touring/city bike. Full suspension and folds in half, video below. Rides like a dream and has...

Lots of "people" are saying that there is no way Trump will receive a prison sentence if convicted. I think they are wrong. The judges know that all eyes are on them. If he is convicted he will receive a middle-of-the-road sentence under the federal guidelines or a typical sentence in state...

Funny how this grifter still has the GOP by the balls. Maybe they had secret meetings where they discussed whether it was possible to resurrect Reagan. Zombie Reagan in '24, ti's their only hope.

A guy came up behind me while I was chugging up a nice hill in the 65lb velomobile, "are you going to beat me to the rest stop again?" he asked. I said "I dunno!" since there was about a mile of 4.5% (max 9%) left for him to get ahead before the 2.5 miles of 2% (max 5.5%) where we started...

The UCI banned fairings and aerodynamic devices in 1914.

My velo is old so it is 559 in the back and they all have 406 up front. I'm running 50mm Contacts Urban all the way around. Low pressure, love the fat tires! Tubeless isn't available for most of the tires in 559/406 and seem like a PITA to me, instead I just use latex tubes. Saw lots of...

He couldn't have done it without Congressional authorization from Associate Butchers of Bagdhad like Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden.

There is a big difference between 24mph and 28mph. 28mph is only 17% more than 24mph but the wind is pushing against you 60% harder. ON YOUR LEFT!!!

Instead of relying on what your bro says, you can learn about the real science which Gregor Mendel worked out over 150 years ago. I learned it in high school but that's because I wasn't getting stoned beneath the bleachers during biology. A quick check with the Punnett square reveals that each...

Yup, that's the lesson I'm teaching! The extra 50 lbs adds maybe 25% more power needed to go the same speed when going slowly up a hill. Wind resistance, OTOH, increases cubically. So to maintain 28mph, for instance, on flat ground with a safety bike you might need three times the power to...

LOCK HIM UP!

Roadies are sore their $10,000 15lb Tour de France specials aren't actually fast and that they can't keep up with an old man in a 65lb velomobile.

There was a break in the weather so I had an opportunity to give an aerodynamics lesson, er... I mean go for a nice ride. One of my favorite rides is over to the neighboring valley so it starts with a long but not difficult climb then a nice long downhill where you can really haul ass...

9 miles is nothing on a bike, then you wouldn't need anyone else to get you to the gym and get some extra cardio and leg muscle building at the same time. Check Craigslist and Facebook for an old long wheelbase recumbent like a Tour Easy, Stratus, or Sun CX. Perfect for Old Guys really.

I just toss them into the glove box of the old Chevy I have out in the barn, some day I'll fix it up! Just kidding, I keep my gear In a mini-Pelican case in the back of the fridge. Most of the Appy crosses I got in 2016, who knows how they were stored in the 3-4 years before I got them. I got...

I went through my logs and looked at my sprout rate for Appy beans starting in 2022 when I figured I needed to get cracking while they were still good. I just stick them in a Root Riot cube point up and water them and keep the cube moist with a dome but don't otherwise mess with them. pops /...

Do you burn before/during your rides? I like a bowl when I'm taking a break after a long climb but it might not be the best idea to do so before screaming down the other side of the hill.