Tag: bike
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Toronto, Ontario; August 14-19, 2026
Three days into this four day bike ride at mid-morning I stopped for coffee at somewhere called Red Bulb Express Bar in Stouffville, Ontario, suburban Toronto. I sat by myself outside at a table on the sidewalk. I have trouble starting conversations but here two bicycle riders just came up and sat down with me!…
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Cycling Wilson NC, and an update on the heart; July 28, 2026
Chapel Hill NC is ninety miles west of both Wilson NC (population 48,000) and Rocky Mount NC (population 54,000.). Those small cities are twenty miles north/south of each other. Since I had recently explored Rocky Mount, I followed this up with several bike rides around Wilson NC. Cutting to the chase: Wilson seems more put…
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A Chapel Hill bike ride cut short; June 5, 2026
On both my out-of-town trips and around town I usually ride a blue Bike Friday. This photo was taken a month ago in Spain. I can be slack about bicycle maintenance which should be done BEFORE something breaks but I often sadly wait until the part in question snaps off or the tire goes flat.…
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Cycling Miami forty-two years later; December 15, 2025
Tootie and I lived in Miami for eight months in 1983. This current bike ride brought back memories. On a December 2025 afternoon I was driving a rental car back to Miami after having cycled to Key West. My Bike Friday was in the back. On the outskirts of Miami coming up from the south…
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