tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286881184209274602026-05-15T07:42:03.453-05:00A blog about cycling, bikes, and life.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737057330831248567noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628688118420927460.post-49968136022127228972015-11-05T09:33:00.000-06:002015-11-05T10:13:49.445-06:00

I've mentioned it here a couple of times in passing, but I recently acquired a "grail" bike - the bike that you always want, but will probably never find. In my case, it was one of the most popular bikes out there, but the prices were what would preclude me from buying one. But I found one. I have done blog posts about my other "hobo bike" before. To be fair, I didn't buy either one of these

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When I last left you, I was riding my Univega home from the office in order to bring my Peugeot Super Competition up to hang on my wall. I am still trying to find the time to get the bike over to Southwest Frameworks so that they can match the paint. However, it is indeed up at my office, as evinced by the photos below. As I said before, this is my latest acquisition, a 1978 Peugeot Super

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Obviously, I can't write about everything I've done for the past 3+ years, but I can share some neat stuff I saw while I was on vacation with my family this summer. We went to Washington DC, which to me means That's right - the charcuterie at RFD Washington. This was as tasty as it looks, with some Vermont Duck, Washington Salami, cheese, and etc.  Until this trip I had never

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Woah, woah - strike up the band. I'm going to ride home this afternoon. Last time I posted a photo of my Univega in the office, set up in the trainer. It's here because I have storage issues, of a sort; I have a lot of bikes. As of this writing, here are the bikes in my garage, some of which I have pictures of;  1968 (?) Falcon San Remo Single Speed 1968 Schwinn Twinn single Speed 1973

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It's awful. Every year, I pull out my trainer (a 1 UP USA sent to me by the company for review - which you can read here) and set the bike up, pretending I'm going to ride it. There was a time when I did so, when I was at my lightest, in my best shape. It was all of one season, for maybe six weeks. I actually brought my trainer up to the office, again pretending that I was going to do some

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So here we are. The second post in nearly four years, thank you very much. It's good to be relatively back. Both on two wheels and on the bloggiverse, here. I guess we should do some catch up, you and I. What have I been up to? Lots. I have been working hard over at my Pro  gig, taversing the USA in the hot rod milk truck my brother and I put together. We do a lot of classic auto insurance

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Should I start up again? I have started riding again, not because I want to get back in shape, but because I found this. Much like my Raliegh International, I found this bike under someone who was just using it for transportation - I have heard them called "hobo bikes" before. This is a 1978 Peugeot Super Competition. When I was a kid, my first "real" bike was a Peugeot - not a Super

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I was recently riding my bicycle, listening to Howard Stern and using my speedo to track how slowly I was moving, and I saw this. Now, the last thing I want to see is that I have a low battery, because it means no tunes and no tracking for the rest of the ride. (It also means that Mrs. The Plano Cyclist can't call me and ask when I will be home, so it's a bit of a mixed bag.) When I saw the

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I know I said that I was taking some time off in February to write some "posts" for this "blog", but then real life intruded and I became busy; we moved office space, we hired someone else, and I just got flat out too busy. That's not an excuse, because I hate excuses. Rather, it's just me being honest with you all, and asking you to forgive me. I really should have looked back on the past few

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Soon. 

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The words are flowing from me like a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives, so you guys can look forward to some real content on March 5. Today I popped in to tell you that since I've made Hubbard an internationally recognized person, the "mainstream alternative" press has jumped on the bandwagon and he has been profiled&

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Funny, now I have two with the same title. I have been letting the cobwebs pile up on this here corner of the web, so I'm going to paint the net with my words once again, letting my ideas flow acrost the tips of your brain stem, tickling your fancy. The weight loss still goes well, but after the flu I had a lingering cough that made me feel like a resident of London in the 1840's. I

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Howdy everyone. Today's linkdump is all specific posts that I enjoy from blogs I read regularly. Dave Moulton's Blog - "Simpler Times" You know how much honking would go on now?  I quite often think I was born in the wrong time. This post is full of photos taken of the streets of Dublin Ireland in 1961. Any time before 1973 seems super exotic to me. Dave also talks about the way cyclists

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Did I blow your mind there? Tuesday? After using the flu diet for a few days, and trying to cough my lungs out for a week afterwards, I will freely admit that I have been very passively dieting and exercising. I figure my "bod" needs to get well before I start beating up on it again, so there really isn't much to report. I'm still down (198.2) and am keeping an eye on my food intake, but not

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There have been discreet inquiries by various readers lately about a character who shows up in the PC narrative now and again - Hubbard. Hubbard is a fascinating person, sort of a riddle wrapped in an enigma, surrounded by mystery, and then smothered with secret sauce and served with a side of okra. Hubbard is the Moriarity to my narrator, the lawyer to my Dr. Gonzo, the Amadeus to my Salieri

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No linkdump today, because while I have been spinning my wheels on the internet plenty while I was sick, I didn't find any bicycle links to put up here. However, I will have The Phenomenal Return Of The Friday Linkdump here next week, fo sho. Instead of that, this week I thought I'd have a little fireside chat and catch up with you after my absence. First, my weight loss; no photo, but when I

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I hate my indoor trainer. I feel bad for the trainer, as it's really not its fault that I hate it. I suppose it's some sort of projection, this hate, as it really is me that is the problem here; I am fat, I have been laying off of serious riding for months, and I have this funny odor that is neither pleasant or unpleasant following me around. (Well, I suppose that has nothing to do with the

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But I have been ill. As a result, my weight is down. Look for a full post tomorrow. I apologize for my long absence. Civil War Style

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I love me some music. These two especially. This one is greatness too. Bigger post tomorrow.

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Here we are at another Monday, and here I go again, checking in. People do read these, even if you are rolling your eyes right now, regular reader. Join the weight loss crew at LIVESTRONG.COM I have been counting my calories this week, and exercising, but have not really made any weight lowering type progress. I'm going to assume that is because I am building muscle and burning fat,

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So since it was so beautiful yesterday, I made sure to ride my bike today - and got recognized by a fellow train rider. I was just trying to be anonymous behind my monstrous beard and clear sunglasses on the train when a lovely young woman boarded, pushing a very nice red and white mixte bike with BFR spoke cards. She and I chatted a little bit about bikes, local parties we

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I like to use clipless pedals for my commuter. I actually built the Bloggipede up with regular flat pedals, and that is fine for running around the neighborhood, but I don't care for unsecured feet when riding any sort of distance. I wear a pair of Shimano "commuter" shoes now, but everyone tells me they look terrible, and I'm inclined to agree. They do the job I need them to do, but they are

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First, the weight "loss" check in. Join the weight loss crew at LIVESTRONG.COM I am still lower than I started (even though it's not reflected above), but I have stalled out a little. This is no one's fault but my own; I have not tracked my calories the way I should have, and I did not exercise at all last week, with the exception of a few halfhearted spins around the neighborhood.

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I had posted every day for a while, but I didn't even manage a pithy post like this one yesterday. Shoot. I have a bunch to write about, but little time to do it. However, I thought I'd put some links up ahead of my bigger articles I have planned for next week. Chrome has sent me some shoes to review, but they sent me the wrong size first. They have since sent me some other kicks, but I talked

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