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THE USEFUL IDIOT BOX I was born in 1951, my parents were by no means wealthy in fact they were lower middle class. We had a car, a tiny hous...
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HALF OF THE FUN IS CREATING YOUR OWN STYLE OF RIG Traveling by touring bicycle is much more then transportation, it is a lifestyle and an ex...

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DING DING.......   ....DING  Yes it is a bicycle bell. I really didn't need one but this one is stealth with a  surprisingly  piercing s...

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WHY DID THE CAR MAKE ME CROSS THE ROAD? I have been crossing streets since I was a small child. "Look both ways before you cross the st...

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Continental Contact Plus 700x37c TOURING TIRES This is my latest tire choice Continental Contact Plus. It is an upgrade but I have no  idea ...

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  THE WEAK LINK  WHEELS A bicycle is designed to carry one human unless it is designed to carry one human and his stuff. The majority of bic...

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 SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK I'm old school in my approach to touring bikes. A touring bike is designed to be kind of boring. The day in and da...

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  ROAD SHOCK My Surly Cross Check does not have any type of  suspension. The tires are hard because they have 100 psi and the wheel hubs are...

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CUSHION vs FRICTION This is my most prized bicycle possession. It is a Brooks Colt leather bicycle seat. I bought it in 2002 in a bicycle sh...

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THE   TIRE PUMP 4295 miles without a functioning tire pump, sounds foolish, but I did it.  My trip from San Francisco to Maine started in th...

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  FREEDOM Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the absence of a despotic...