Posts belonging to Category Uncategorized
Posted by Di on June 24, 2009
Two responses to my Keweenaw Chain Drive post were somewhat hateful and seemed to take it quite personally. It seems like some of you have taken that post the wrong way. One person remarked that it was a tirade-type post. That wasn’t the case at all. I clearly expressed how the [...]
Categories: Racing, Uncategorized
|
Tags: Keweenaw Chain Drive, Mountain Biking, Racing
|
No comments
Posted by Di on March 10, 2009
While I’ve had a lot of fun poking fun at the Iceman (Cold Blast for Iceman Registration and Grrrr, Phhhtt, Scratch, Claw, ROAR!) and Facebook, something worth writing about has come up. This is something that affects Michigan residents, and I believe it is something worth while. Currently, the MMBA is supporting it [...]
Categories: Advocacy, Uncategorized
|
Tags: Advocacy
|
2 comments
Posted by Di on November 19, 2008
Last winter, I took a weight training class for one of my PE credits at Tech. I spoke with my instructor about my goal and he gave me a few exercises to do. I told him that I am a cyclist and my weakness is upper body strength. I wanted to concentrate [...]
Categories: Cross Training, Uncategorized
|
Tags: Weight Training
|
2 comments
Posted by Di on May 3, 2008
It’s interesting how cycling helmets have so much opposition. Excuses for not wearing them are plentiful:
They don’t look cool.
They don’t feel right.
If I fall, the helmet will cause neck injury by rotataing my head on impact (this was part of an Australian study against laws necessitating the use of a helmet).Helmets among cyclists are [...]
Categories: Equipment, Uncategorized
|
Tags: Advocacy, Equipment, Lifestyle
|
No comments