Category Archives: Co-Motion tandem

A few letters shy of a sign. 30 days of biking, #23

Posted on April 26, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Here’s where I realized I was old: the Radnor Grange building or, as no one refers to it today, the R Grae building. (You kind of want to dig around to see if any of the fallen letters are still … Continue reading →

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The victimless non-crime. 30 days of biking, #3

Posted on April 3, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Instead of a kidnapping victim, the front end of a tandem. Instead of a newspaper, daffodils. Instead of proof of life, proof of ride. The daffodils have yet to peak. The leaves have yet to be cleaned from the bed. … Continue reading →

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Canada geese, 30 days of biking, #18

Posted on April 23, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

There were two of them walking abreast on the left side of the road, headed in the same general direction as we were. Geese. I spoke to them, quietly. The one on the inside started drifting toward the center of … Continue reading →

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Small changes. 30 days of biking, #6

Posted on April 11, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Bicycle fitting is not about arriving at a perfect, never-to-change-again position. Instead, it’s about finding a comfortable starting position and responding to change over time. Because we all change. We become more fit, less fit, tighter, more flexible, more competitive, … Continue reading →

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Longer day, longer bike. 30 days of biking, #4

Posted on April 9, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

If you take enough pictures of a Clydesdale, chances are good the horse will finally turn around. Continue reading →

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