Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Smoker

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Back in the day when I was riding with Snake, pretty much every Saturday morning there would be a group ride and it  seemed like almost anyone was bound to show up.  Sure we had the regulars which I was … Continue reading →

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Riding With the Snakeman

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Matt Gholson

My sources reported that Snakeman was riding again.  Snakeman?  Well lets just call him Snake.  Snake is a friend of mine, one of my first riding buddies.  We rode many thousands of miles together years ago.  He acquired the nickname Snakeman because he … Continue reading →

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Fun Facts about Inline Skating

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Matt Gholson

I’ve been probably spending more time inline skating recently then cycling, in fact I haven’t been on my road bike since September 11th, though I have a few mountain bike trips and touring bike trips with the wife since then. … Continue reading →

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Going Rigid and Bonking Hard

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Matt Gholson

The fork on my mountain bike has been giving me a few problems, it definitely needs some work, in fact it may be past needing work, it may just be ready for the great mountain bike trail in the sky.  I removed … Continue reading →

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Installing bottle cage bosses using RIV-NUTS

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Matt Gholson

OK bosses are the nuts embedded in a frame that you can screw accessories in like racks and bottle cages.  They can be either welded in or held in compression using Rivnuts, which are expanding nuts that can be locked into a … Continue reading →

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Hiking at Heron Pond

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Shauna and I did what I consider a long walk and what she considered a stupidly long walk yesterday.  We parked at the little known Wildcat bluff and walked to Heron pond which I explained was only 4 miles away, … Continue reading →

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Ten Speed Comics #1

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Matt Gholson
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Summer 2.0

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Matt Gholson

Well its September, summer should be over, I should be back at work, and riding should be starting to wind down.  Not this year.  My school was dealing with a 3 million dollar budget shortfall and laid off 17 teachers, … Continue reading →

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