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Month: June 2013

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I Suppose It Takes All Kinds: Musings on Human Behavior

  • By Barb from Bike Style
  • Posted on June 9, 2013June 9, 2013

Sad to say I had my first jerk encounter with a Seattle driver during my first week of a much longer bike commute. The happy part is that I’ve lived in Seattle a full 9 months and this is the…Continue Reading

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Album Cover "Take It To The Limit" by The Eagles

Take It Easy: How NOT to Increase Your Weekly Mileage

  • By Barb from Bike Style
  • Posted on June 3, 2013December 17, 2022

I needed to heed a piece of advice from The Eagles. “Take it easy, take it easy.Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.” I so very definitively did not take it easy in going from a one-mile…Continue Reading

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