Posts belonging to Category Bike Culture
Posted by Di on May 24, 2010
W9 is preparing to give away some great prizes.
Daddy, I wanna help build the Strider PREbike!
Testing the helmet.
Are you done, yet?
This is what I’m talking about!
Dad’s turn!
The “special needs” event.
View more photos for this event at the MMBA Mid-State Chapter website or their Facebook page.
Click here to view my Examiner article, “Riders enjoyed [...]
Categories: Bike Culture, Photo Essays
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Tags: Mid-State Poker Run, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on May 10, 2010
I uploaded all of the past weekend’s photos to SmugMug. That means that there are some out-of-focus photos and some bad shots.
Click on the links to view the following:
Island Lake Bike Demo
Racing Greyhound Duathlon
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: ILRA Spring Bike Demo, Racing Greyhounds
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Posted by Di on December 23, 2009
Yesterday was a sad day for those living in the Keweenaw. Many gathered together to celebrate the life of Bill Karinen.
Word quickly spread throughout the Keweenaw community on Wednesday, December 16 that Bill and his son, Pete, were in a head-on collision just outside of South Range. The airbag deployed for [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Bill Karinen, Great Deer Chase, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Seat Belts
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Posted by Di on December 5, 2009
As I head back to the Upper Peninsula after an unexpectedly long, two-month hiatus from the Keweenaw life, I would like to thank quite a few people who have been there for me while I’ve been away from home.
Ali B. – for giving me a place to stay for Iceman, even though I never made [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Lifestyle, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on August 18, 2009
I was very excited to go to Ore to Shore, this year. I always look forward to having dinner with my friends from the Lower Peninsula. This year, we went to Aubree’s in Marquette, [star date] Friday, August 7. I sent the invitation for this event via Facebook. The funny thing [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: facebook, Ore to Shore
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Posted by Di on August 4, 2009
My mind is a whirlwind. The best thing to do with a whirlwind mind is to keep it busy. Don’t let it think. Thinking is bad. Thinking gets one into trouble. Maybe that’s why so many people from so many places have called me that. True story.
Last [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Commuting, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Road Riding
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Posted by Di on July 22, 2009
My teammate, James, has taken on a fun hobby: blogging. Ha, James! I caught you! You can have the great honor of following his blog from the very beginning. He has a total of three posts. Let me warn you, though, James is quite wordy, and his expressions aren’t [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Blogs
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Posted by Di on April 27, 2009
Tire tracks are like the path of life. They run through smooth sections of trail, over roots, rocks, through water, up mountains, and down hills.
The occasional smooth section of trail can be a welcome break. It is the opportunity to go faster with less effort, and we can reach for some [...]
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Lifestyle, Mountain Biking
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Posted by Di on April 22, 2009
Here is a little piece of amazing urban riding that one of my bike guys shared on Facebook.
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Urban Riding
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Posted by Di on April 20, 2009
Life is like a box of chain links. You can use what you have to form a chain and move forward, but you will never be without kinks, chain suck, and rust; and lube and quick links will always be necessary investments.
All you can do is your best with what you have.
Categories: Bike Culture
| Tags: Bike Wisdom
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