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My Old Standby

My Jamis is in need of love. I dropped it off at The Bike Shop the other day for a tune-up and some brake attention. Fortunately for me, I kept my old bike – you know, that really old bike.
My 2005 Trek Fuel EX7 WSD.
Earlier this year, Bike Shop Caleb tuned-up my Trek [...]

Bike Doctor Appointment

I took my bike into The Bike Shop for repair, yesterday. I dropped it off, drove home to get the old bike, and returned for a brake swap. They currently have both bikes and a list of things to do.
The Hayes brakes from my Trek Fuel EX7 are going on my Trek Fuel [...]

Warm Fuzzies and Cold Ice Cream

These last two days have been . . . consumed. I worked a twelve-hour shift, yesterday, so that was pretty much wasted time in relation to my personal agenda. I worked eight hours, today, and rushed to the bike shop for a quick repair of my rear shock on my Trek Fuel EX8 [...]

Give It a Week

The first day I took my shiny, new Trek on the trail was a completely new experience for me. It felt so . . . squishy! It was weird! I really didn’t know what to think of it, but I did realize that my riding was more efficient.
After one or two days [...]

A New Era

Some people think I’ve been riding for quite a while. They are impressed by my dedication and strong desire to hit the trails almost daily throughout the summer. I love outrunning the bugs and dodging the squirrels and ducking the overhanging tree branches. There is nothing sweeter than successfully passing over that [...]