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Archive for August, 2005

Gas Prices have gone crazy

31 Aug

Here’s a news flash. Gas prices are over $3.00 per gallon. I filled my tank Monday Morning for $2.77 per gallon. I drove by this station this morning and it was at 2.88. An increase of 20 cents per gallon in 10 hours. Wow.

The First Broken Bone

29 Aug

This is my daughter Stephanie just outside the hospital after getting a cast on her broken arm. She actually broke both bones in her left arm an inch or two above her wrist. The story on how she did it is somewhat sketchy but we believe that it involves 2 not so small children hanging [...]

What Going Fast On A Moutain Bike Requires

28 Aug

After the race, you can see that I did a little damage. Somehow, I managed to bury my front wheel in one of the turns and ended up going over the bars. Lucky for me it was a relatively slow speed crash and after cleaning, the wound is a really minor scrape.I was [...]

Fort Custer Recreation Area

28 Aug

Fort Custer State Recreation Area, Augusta, MI.
Site of the Duane Chambers Memorial Mt. Bike Time Trial:
August 28, 2005.

As you can see, it was a beautiful day to race moutain bikes through the trails surrounding the lake in the picture. It was also a great lake for a post ride cool down.

The Simple Things

26 Aug

It is sometimes amazing how we overlook the simple things. In my last few mountain bike rides, my bike was making creaking sounds like crazy. I had already replaced my cranks and I assumed that I needed to replace the bottom bracket. Well I thought before I replaced the bottom bracket, I would try cleaning [...]

Not About Politics

25 Aug

I don’t want to write about politics. I don’t want to write about my Job. I want to write about one of my passions, mountain bike riding. I restarted mountain bike riding last year after a 14 year break. My wife and I purchased new bikes for a vacation in 2004. I ended up remembering [...]

Blind Rage Gets In The Way Of Clear Thinking

25 Aug

I find it simply amazing that people are so bitter and hate President Bush so much that they blindly oppose anything he stands for. As a human being, it is impossible for President Bush to be 100% right and on the same standard it is impossible for him to be 100% wrong. It [...]

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