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I emailed the City of Bothell asking for the ‘Summits of Bothell’ route map. They were nice enough to give me the PDF so I could put it into gmap-pedometer.com.
What is the Summits of Bothell? This is a newish ride that the City of Bothell puts on in late August. It has roughly […]

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Here’s an interesting graphic that shows you what different cadences look like.

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Well, it’s the day after. How are you feeling? Me, I’m a bit more tired than I thought I would be.
If you’re into cycling, and you live in Washington, chances are you’ve heard of the Chilly Hilly. This is a ride put on by the Cascade bicycle club, describing it as “With Chilly […]

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A fairly old (early January) thread from the Cascade forums on what to do with road rash. Quite a few replies, and some good advice.

I’m planning to do a lot of riding this year, and although I haven’t fallen yet I think it’s good to be prepared. So, I want to put together […]

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“Eric Temple is determined to save his dinner train — so determined that he’s starting a campaign to convince King County Executive Ron Sims that there’s substantial community support for his mission.
Temple, co-owner of the Spirit of Washington dinner train, is asking people to write Sims and ask that the county maintain the train route […]

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A few days later the thief walked into a local restaurant with the bike in tow, wanting to apply for a job. The hostess at the restaurant was a cyclist and could tell that something was fishy with the bike. She could tell it didn’t quite fit with the guy so she asked him a […]

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A recent email post to the nwcycling group about the lack of Tour of California coverage in our local PI.

I was disappointed that there was no coverage of the Tour of California in the PI, so I called.
The reporter that answered said that they had not heard of it, and that they didn’t think there […]

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Phase 1 of the CAG report is up for review, and it’s got quite a few goodies in there.
The CAG is a group put together by King County that represents the input and values of the Burke Gilman trail users with regards to Lake Forest Park.
“The community advisory group is part of a […]

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Just a reminder that the last Friday of the month is coming. This means it is Critical Mass time.
Riders meet the last Friday of each month rain or shine, 5:30pm downtown at Westlake Center.
There is a group in the u-district that leaves Red Square at 5pm and bikes to westlake center. […]

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A co-worker was suggesting I should do a double color for my handlebars, and that got me searching for interesting ways to go about doing that.
Lo’ and behold, Rivendell has an article from Ted Durant on how to weave your bar tape. I only wish there were more pictures of each step. Perhaps I’ll […]

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