Tag Archives: Indiana

Days of future passed at the 2019 Midwest Tandem Rally

Posted on September 2, 2019 by 16incheswestofpeoria

How do you rate yourself as a climber? Faster than a few? Slower than most? Hoping for shorter climbs? Remembering the good old days? I don’t consider myself a climber at all. Never have. And neither do people who pass … Continue reading →

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The two Italians in my basement are working again

Posted on January 27, 2014 by 16incheswestofpeoria

If you value things that are built to last, you have to value a Silca pump, even if you don’t own one. Continue reading →

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Bicycle companies: great places to work. Plus, rod-operated drum brakes

Posted on August 5, 2013 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Bicycle Retailer reports more than a dozen of Outside Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work are bicycle companies. Continue reading →

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Still Hilly after all these years

Posted on November 27, 2011 by 16incheswestofpeoria

My friend, Craig Burgess, is an architect. The fact that he is an architect has nothing to do with this story, which he wrote at my insistent badgering. I just like the idea that I know someone with design skills. … Continue reading →

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