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Pre-Trek Thoughts

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:20:58 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:10:57 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:36 -0400

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

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Winter Biking Report

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:48:04 -0500

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

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:34:10 -0500

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]

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:40:49 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:31:27 -0400

New in the bike sticker shop:

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Twitter, Tandem: New Bike Stickers

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:14:19 -0400

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

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2,000 Miles; 3,000 miles

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:41:41 -0400

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

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:07:49 -0400

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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