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Bikes Bugs and Bones

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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 1Y ago

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For a time, bike racing was something that I needed to do. Not only was it a lot of fun, but coming as it did later in life it was also the first time that I’d ever really tasted athletic success. For seven years I lived a disciplined life – training hard, eating right, and [...]
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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 2Y ago

Where’s BugMan?

In my last post, I pondered the sudden and inexplicable disappearance of Sam Sylar from the St. Louis cyclist blog scene.  That was seven weeks ago – how ironic that I should follow such a post with my own ‘disappearance’ of sorts.  Such extended absences are normally the kiss of death in blogland,
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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 2Y ago

Where’s Sam Sylar?

During the past year, Blazing Saddles, written by Sam Sylar, has become one of my favorite local cycling blogs.  Cerebral but not condescending, irreverent but not rebellious, its writings eschewed the bland “Race Report” and “My Ride” brand of posts that are the staple of most local cycling blogs. 
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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 2Y ago

November Wrap-up

November ended up being a rather nice month of riding – not at all what it promised to be coming after what had to be the crappiest October in history! Temps remained relatively mild, and although there was some rain there were only four days during the month that it actually prevented me from ridin
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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 2Y ago

Passed Behavior

Even though I don’t race anymore, I still get in lots of time on the road bike.  I also still ride pretty much the same way I did when I was racing – fast and hard!  As a result, I regularly pass other cyclists during my rides.  Not that I’m a super stud – the [...]
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Bikes Bugs and Bones · 2Y ago

Hello November!

October sucked! There is really no other way to put it – I don’t think I’ve ever seen as cold and rainy an October as this one. I try not to be too much of a wimp when it comes to weather – wet is fine, cold is fine, wet and cold is a drag! [...]
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