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Real Life with the Trek Wahoo..

derrick — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:28 +0000

So, I ran over to the local bike shop and handed over the cash for the Trek Wahoo 29er. With a few days down now, I’m glad I chose this bike. I’ve also come to understand the ups and downs of the 29s a bit better as well. One thing that changed quickly with this [...]

Wahoo! Wahoo. Wahoo?

derrick — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:40:44 +0000

Continuing on in the quest for a modern bike to replace my old Trek 800 Antelope, I took some time to actually jump on the Trek Duel Sports and just for fun I also took the Wahoo 29er for a spin. Oh man, the Wahoo is fun! My brain keeps telling me that I need [...]

Spin, Spin, Spin

derrick — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:07 +0000

That squeaking sound you hear is not my bike. No, it’s the sound of the rusty gears in my mind contemplating having to replace it. It isn’t that I don’t love my archaic old Trek 800 Antelope, it’s just well… $200.00 I’ll need to spend on repairs is a good chunk toward something with, oh, shocks for one. [...]

Pictures of Plants in Water

derrick — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:04:20 +0000

So here’s a mid-week non-kayak related post.. wait.. no.. there is a kayak thing in here.. Well, I’ll get to that! So anyway if you are one of the many Wisconsin paddlers who follows along here OR you are close enough, and like to go play at Wisconsin Dells Water Parks I have something [...]

The Ikkatsu Project

derrick — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:11:09 +0000

You’ve probably heard by now that debris from last year’s tragic Japanese earthquake & tsunami has begun to arrive along the coastline of North America. It’s fair to say that a ghost ship and a Harley Davidson motorcycle were not on top of the expected debris list! While newsworthy, they are not what has people worried. The scary [...]