December 2011
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Port blight.
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ListenDon’s Audio Comments on riding PCH though...
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ListenI am speaking in the 3rd person on this. I was...
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Sleep by seven?!
Cozy in the tent and might be sleeping before I even hit the post button. Steve reminded me of the “zone of proximal development” theory today. Because steve rides, and does everything for that matter, as a means to improve, I ended up riding faster and with great purpose. Sad for the owners of the oyster truck and the taverns that didn’t get my business—but I arrived...
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Low tide!
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Bikes are good. Ride em. This is where I met young Jake. Jake is from Boston and, in my book, is Bicycling Royalty: Knew Sheldon Brown (!!) Biked Paris-Brest-Paris on a Fixie (!!!) Has welded his own Bike frame  Has a girlfriend who loves bikes as much as he does. Jake too Christmas off this year to go on a ride from SF to San Diego. We road together for an hour or two in the morning. He...
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SB!
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Twas the Night Before Travel...
It is Christmas day. Holiday lights are reflecting off my monitor in nice patterns and I have had more than three meals already. Why do I feel like Santa is yet to arrive? Tomorrow morning brings a long-dreamed-about adventure; a trip down Highway One from Santa Barbara to Rossmoor, California.  It’s nothing more than an intermediate bike tour but it has everyone in the family behaving as...
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