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Tag Archives: history
Keeping up with the Jones. 30 days of biking, #15
It’s the end of North Hampton Road. It’s 750 feet from a bend in the road I’ve ridden for years, and I’ve never slowed down to see it. Frankly, there’s not much to see: a maintenance shed announcing thou shalt … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Report from the road
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bike, history, infrastructure, jones creek
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The things we carried: Door County 2015
Let’s see what we pulled out of the handlebar bag—and why we put them in there in the first place. Continue reading
Posted in Co-Motion tandem, Report from the road
Tagged books, Door County, Fair Isle Books, ferry, Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm, history
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This cycling capital may be even more interesting than you thought it was
It really isn’t about the bike. It’s about how bikes get used, abused, stolen, abandoned, drowned, repaired, promoted and redeemed. Continue reading
Posted in History, Infrastructure, Read and roll
Tagged Amsterdam, bicycle book, history, In the City of Lights, Pete Jordan, transportation
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