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Before I get to the ride report, I should mention Saturday’s extra-terrestrial experience. I think Flash might appreciate it.
If you’ve been to Laguna Seca, you know it’s kind of a mudpit when it’s wet, and a dustbowl when it’s dry. Well, on Saturday it was definitely the latter. Some of the highlights:

High winds [...]

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I received my new HRM last week, but didn’t get to install it until this past weekend. My expectations would be:

HRM transmitter reliability
Speed/Cadence transmitter reliability
User friendliness

Coming from CatEye, I knew that the last item wouldn’t be an issue. The main reason why I decided to go with CatEye instead of the more popular [...]

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Happy New Year!!!
I know I haven’t done much on the blog, but a lot sure has happened since the last time I posted.  Here’s a review I did for our newest bike (yes, another one) on teamalameda.com forums.
I’m still debating on a name. Flash’s ‘U-Boat’ may stick …
We weren’t sure whether to leave the [...]

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… and today was mine. I haven’t felt this good in a month! 75+ miles with more than 6000 feet of total climbing, I felt I was the strongest in a large group of 40+ people (most of whom didn’t do the entire 75 miles). The Fat Lady (yes, that’s her name [...]

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The newest addition to the family. I just need to find a name for it. (It’s the one on the left)

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After reading next month’s Bicycling magazine’s broomwagon article about kids commuting, it gives me a deep sense of nostalgia. It reminds me of my own childhood riding to school after I moved to the States and my grandma had given me some money to buy a Toys R Us bicycle. I even remember [...]

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Inexplicably, after a nice long 55 mile ride last weekend with Colin, the cycling bug has bitten me once again. It’s amazing how much better I feel now that I’ve rekindled my exercise routine. My goal for the weekend: a Diablo loop that doesn’t result in a sprained knee.
I also reconsidered getting a [...]

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My goal for this year is a 232-mile high-altitude touring bicycle ride through the Sierras, into Kings Canyon National Park.

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Normally you wouldn’t expect spring weather during the first weekend of February. In fact, this time last year, we had snow on the hills because it had rained so much and temps were close to freezing quite close to sea level. However, we took the opportunity to go do some riding and some [...]

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