Tag: road cycling
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: August 16, 2016
After closely monitoring radar while a line of storms moved through the area, I spy my opening and begin preparations to head out for a spin on the two-wheeler before additional storms manifest. The sky is overcast with bands of dark clouds off to the east and the hint of the possibility of blue sky…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: June 15, 2015
The late afternoon sun is beating down and the air is thick with humidity as I step into the peddles to begin another ride. Radar indicates the immediate area is devoid of thunderstorms and the roads are dry—from my perspective, ideal conditions to get out and pump the pedals. As usual, I start with only…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: May 23, 2014
The late afternoon air is cool and biting as I step into the pedals to begin my first real ride of 2014. I’ve taken the precaution of wearing a long sleeve shirt under my jersey to provide some needed warmth. Within minutes, as I enthusiastically push the pedals with a sense of joy and urgency,…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: September 21, 2013
The remnants of rain clouds still populate the sky while rays of sunshine cascade through the trees and dry the asphalt. It’s late afternoon on this last day of summer and time is of the essence: I’ve only an hour or so to squeeze a ride in before twilight renders the exercise moot. The route…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: September 9, 2013
Melancholy has been stalking my days. Her lugubrious melodies have risen above the background threshold of noise and are inviting me to become enmeshed and enveloped in their intoxicating spell. A veritable chorus of inner critics are raising their voices in unison, clamoring for attention and begging me to invite melancholy to stay for a…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: August 27, 2013
My watch indicates it’s 12:00 noon as I pedal down the driveway to begin another ride. With a couple of checks to deposit, I head in the direction of my local bank. Five miles and fifteen minutes later, I’ve reached my destination. A quick, in-and-out, and I’ll be back on the bike heading off for…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: August 14, 2013
It’s another unseasonably cool day in northeast Ohio. Heavy, dark clouds seem to threaten precipitation and a stiff wind greets my first pedal strokes as I venture forth on my two-wheeled, bliss-generating machine. After a quick stop at the local post office, I’m back on the road with only the vaguest idea of a route…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: July 28, 2013
Although the calendar tells me it’s the end of July, the weather outside my door seems to suggest I’ve bypassed a couple of months and have found myself setting off for a ride in late September. I’m wearing a long-sleeve shirt underneath my bike jersey to make the chill in the air more palatable. There…
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Thoughts on Two Wheels: July 8, 2013
I should just turn at the next intersection and get off this road. A pain of mysterious origins in the lower back has kept me off the bike for a couple of days and, now, in my eagerness to get back in the saddle and get a ride in before thunderstorms arrive to dampen my…