Indulge, imbibe, unwind
Make a mental list of five of the most difficult challenges we face as cyclists. Stop reading and do this right now. Here are mine, which are likely colored by the current season: always staying motivated despite the time of year or weather conditions, getting on the rollers at 5 p.m. after a long day to try and knock out 2 hours of LT intervals in the basement, pushing yourself farther than the pain wants you to during an interval or while establishing a breakaway,...
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Miles are meaningless
It is a question the devoted among us constantly find ourselves having to answer: how far did you ride? Coming as it usually does from loved ones, friends, or colleagues, giving a proper answer becomes something of a balancing act. Not wanting to appear rude, a response is required, especially since the individual making the innocent inquiry is simply expressing an interest in an activity they know us to take quite seriously. The easy answer, of course, is to simply state the number of miles...
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If I give up the saxophone
At the risk of sounding like an old man, they certainly don’t write songs like this anymore. “If I Give Up the Saxophone” performed by Jack Dalton and the 7 Blue Babies.
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The wild dogs of Arkansas
It would perhaps be obvious to state that cycling is full of occupational hazards. We accept things like crashing, injury, and illness as the inherent risks of getting on with the work. Out of superstition, we may not acknowledge their presence, yet we keep tucked in the recesses of our minds that a little dirt in a corner, a poorly chosen line, an inattentive rider, could render us a victim to any one of these dangers. Yet despite the perils that present themselves as a...
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