Category: Central North Carolina trips
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The final hours of my PBW folding bicycle, April 24, 2018
Many of you remember seeing pictures of me on the blue bicycle with small wheels. I bought this new in 2002 for about $1800.00, custom made by Peregrine Bicycle Works of Chico, California. This bicycle was fun to ride. It performed almost as well as many conventional “road” bikes; it only weighed 22 pounds;…
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Fishing in Durham, April 27, 2017
Durham is about fifteen miles by bicycle from my home, depending on the route. By the shortest route it is not even a very pleasant bike ride. But Durham is a cool place. I had read about Saltbox Seafood and its eccentricities, so I biked over to check it out. Would the food…
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The bungalows of Durham’s Chapel Hill Road
Walking along Chapel Hill Road on the west side of Durham, I had never noticed the quantity and quality of 1920’s looking bungalow houses in this area. They must have all been built about the same time. They are generally big houses with enormous deep front porches. This part of town does not seem…
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Teardowns in Charlotte, March 22, 2017
I needed to drive 140 miles to pick up Tootie and Kathryn from an evening arrival at the Charlotte airport. Using the opportunity I got to Charlotte early, parked the car, took my bicycle out of the trunk and spent most of the day looping though the streets of Charlotte. I took lots of…
urban bicycle journeys 