Since I’ve managed to keep this hobby long enough to have fifteen entries about it here, I’ve decided to move my cycling adventures to a different blog. I’ll be moving the entries from this blog to the new one.

(Does that mean this blog willl never get updated? )

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Total miles: 502.36

I found a wallet lying on the middle of the street this morning as I was doing my routine road-biking; the wallet had a driver’s license, a couple of credit cards, and some cash.  I returned the wallet to its rightful owner and got a decent reward from it.  I didn’t want to accept it because I just did what most human beings would do…but the owner insisted, “That’s the thing; it could been found by somebody who would opt NOT to return it.”  It’s hard to argue with that, ‘no?

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I went to Mercer County Park again with my usual bike buddies last weekend, and guess what happened?  Another flat tire.  Jeez.  Maxxis Ridgelines REALLY suck.  So the next day, I bought a new pair of tires.  I was contemplating on getting Panaracer Fire XCs, but the stuff I’m reading about fake Fire XCs is a bit disconcerting.  My bike buddy steered me (pun LOL?) towards getting Kenda Small Blocks based on the environment my bike is usually in (which is um…the garage?)…which is mostly cross-country with very little climbing and/or downhill.  The Kendas has a decent amount of good reviews, so I pulled the trigger and got myself a pair of 2.1s (instead of the recommended 2.35…simply because I find the stock Ridgeline 2.2s too fat already).

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Total miles: 459.26

I finally replaced the pedals on my Trek hybrid with Shimano M520 clipless and beat my current 11.5-mile road route by 5 minutes.  FIVE MINUTES.  It’s either I’m just too awesome, or the clipless pedals have made a huge difference!

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Total miles: 401.67

Yesterday while trying out a new trail, I got lost for the most part and ended up somebody’s backyard!  That was scary and embarrassing at the same time.

The Maxxis Ridgeline tires that came with my Cannondale pretty much suck; I got two flats in 5 off-road trips.  I’m thinking of replacing them with Panaracer Fire XC’s since it has the most positive reviews on MTBR.com.

I submitted my application as a first-time voter (became a citizen less than two years ago).  Yes, I know this is NJ, but I’ll be damned if NJ becomes a swing state this elections…and I’ll be damned if McCain wins this coming November.  Open your eyes and ears, people: Vote for Obama!

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