The Future is Made of Vibraphones Vox 2008-06-12T18:20:58Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c10e0f74ddd3b4/tags/bicycles/ fuzzy fractal notes from mikepop Pre-Trek Thoughts tag:vox.com,2008-06-12:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400fa967e5b290003 2008-06-12T18:20:58Z 2008-06-12T18:20:58Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Tomorrow morning I'll be off and rolling on the Trek Across Maine. Here are some random pre-ride thoughts: Weight The less stuff you have on the bike, the less work it is to drag yourself up a mountain. Last year I used a seat bag, my camelback...

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]]> 5,000 Miles tag:vox.com,2008-05-20:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400fae8bb2c01000b 2008-05-20T15:10:57Z 2008-05-20T15:10:57Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This post is part of the 10 Posts For $10 series to raise money for the American Lung Association by supporting my bike ride across Maine. Yesterday I took the bike to pick up my lunch and ended up going 5,000 miles. Not in that trip alone, but t...

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]]> Obama For Your Bike tag:vox.com,2008-05-09:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400f48d1528a10001 2008-05-09T18:44:36Z 2008-05-09T18:44:36Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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New in the bike sticker shop: Really, you can stick them anywhere though ;)

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]]> Winter Biking Report tag:vox.com,2008-01-07:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398cfe98b0002 2008-01-07T20:48:04Z 2008-01-19T01:27:18Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom After surviving a colder and snowier than usual December, January 2008 is off to a mixed start. Last week began with piles of snow and then ice ruts from the two feet of snow that fell on New Year's Eve & Day. Friday was my coldest commute yet at ...

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]]> Deck The Bike tag:vox.com,2007-12-18:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398c9435a0002 2007-12-18T01:34:10Z 2007-12-18T01:34:10Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Got my bike all festooned for holiday travels: These battery-powered L.E.D. lights are amazingly bright! I've had some good comments on them so far.

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]]> Fall + Bicycle = [this is good] tag:vox.com,2007-10-18:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398b433010002 2007-10-18T17:40:49Z 2007-10-18T17:40:49Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It is an unseasonably warm day (upper 50s F) and the sun is kind of shining, so I decided to do a quick lunchtime ride into the Old Port section of Portland. It's a pretty good ride - there is one downhill section where you pick up speed and end u...

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]]> Obscure MetaFilter References Bike Stickers tag:vox.com,2007-10-12:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398b1e8b00002 2007-10-12T03:31:27Z 2007-10-12T04:40:28Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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New in the bike sticker shop:

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]]> Twitter, Tandem: New Bike Stickers tag:vox.com,2007-10-04:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398af23ff0002 2007-10-04T03:14:19Z 2007-10-04T03:14:19Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Twitter From Bike Ride Solo. Sleep Tandem.

I added a couple more bike stickers to my bike sticker shop:

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]]> 2,000 Miles; 3,000 miles tag:vox.com,2007-09-26:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398acb7120005 2007-09-26T15:41:41Z 2007-09-27T02:39:35Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bike-beach

Somewhere during my bike ride to the beach this weekend, I passed the 2,000 mile mark for this year. Combined with over 1,000 miles for last year gives me about 3,100 miles total since I got the bike up and running again last spring. Let's see ho...

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]]> Trek Across Maine 2007 Retrospective & Pictures tag:vox.com,2007-06-29:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400d09e7cf8d5be2b 2007-06-29T20:07:49Z 2007-09-24T15:07:10Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Trek Across Maine 2007 Trek_002 Day 1 Elevation Map - Trek Across Maine 2007 Trek_004 Trek_026 Img00903 Img00905 Finish-km

First, thanks again to all who supported me (with pledges and/or encouragement) in Trek Across Maine. I exceeded my goal of raising $1,000 for the American Lung Association of Maine. This was the first time I tried any sort of bike ride of any s...

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