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Entries from June 2001

Leather Cycling Saddle: Brooks Champion Flyer

June 25th, 2001 · No Comments

Ken Steinhoff spent more than 40 years in the ink-slinging newspaper business where he had a license to be nosy. Palm Beach Bike Tours renewed that license in his retirement years. The blog is ostensibly about cycling, photography and using GPS technology to figure out where you’re going and where you’ve been. It’s really an [...]

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Tags: Bike Accessories

100 Miles: Key Largo to Key West by Bicycle

June 14th, 2001 · No Comments

Five of us rode from Key Largo to Key West in February.

If you’re talking about a serious touring-type ride, the ride TO Key West was enjoyable (the operative word is FEBRUARY).
If you want to do serious riding, Key West isn’t where you want to be. If you want to putz around on a rented cruiser [...]

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Tags: Bike Rides and Routes

Stop Lights that Never Trip: Just Run Them?

June 1st, 2001 · No Comments

There are about three stop lights on my regular route that don’t routinely detect my bike. One of them is on a fairly busy street, so I’ll usually make a right turn on red, go about 100 feet to a median cutout, cross over and make a right turn to continue on my original path.
One [...]

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Tags: Bicycle Safety and Advocacy

Kidney, Camelbak; Camelbak, Kidney

June 1st, 2001 · No Comments

A kidney stone and hot, humid rides in South Florida were what moved me to get more focused on hydration.
The CamelBak M.U.L.E. holds 100 oz. I have sucked it dry on some rides, but I don’t know that I would want to carry any more weight than that. You can almost always find a place [...]

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Tags: Bike Accessories · Cycling Health