Monthly Archives: May 2009

Six down, six to go – 3 Mountain Madness

By John Straffin | Published: 30 May 2009

I doubled-up in May, doing two Year-Rounder rides. The second was the best organized ride I’ve ever done, and the hardest. 3 Mountain Madness resultsFind more Bike Rides in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina 3 Mountain Madness is a 40-, 70-, or 95-mile ride that starts in the town of Pilot Mountain, NC, and goes in [...]

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Five down, seven to go, with a friend

By John Straffin | Published: 16 May 2009

Durham – Holly Springs – DurhamFind more Bike Rides in Durham, North CarolinaMay’s Year-Rounder ride was the “Biking with the Band” charity ride put on by the Middle Creek High School Marching Band in Apex, NC. I was joined by my good friend Dave Lennon for his first “real” bike ride and we rode the [...]

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Bike-to-Work Week, Day Five – I’m All Wet

By John Straffin | Published: 15 May 2009

On the final day of the bike-to-work experiment, I expected no big changes: wore jeans, socks, t-shirt, bike shoes; carried work shirt & sneakers on my back; rode the road bike again on the same route as the day before (so no maps necessary again). It was a little misty as I left the house [...]

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Bike-to-Work Week, Days Four – A Little Faster

By John Straffin | Published: 14 May 2009

Took the same routes as yesterday (so won’t bother with maps), but on my road bike this time. I gained a little speed, and could carry a little less weight as I had the extra shirt waiting for me at the office. No other real differences to mention… still sucks to be on Roxboro Road [...]

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Bike-to-Work Week, Day Three – Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

By John Straffin | Published: 13 May 2009

Anticipating the exact same ride down the exact same streets, I wanted to mix things up a bit… to truly make this week a study in the feasibility of riding my bike to work on a more regular basis (though, I’d likely max out at just once a week anyway, seeing as I have to [...]

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