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/bikes/ 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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]]> 10 posts for $10 - Raising Money for the American Lung Association of Maine tag:vox.com,2008-05-19:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400fa967644360002 2008-05-19T14:37:45Z 2008-05-19T14:50:32Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Between buying a house and moving I have fallen a bit behind in both my blogging here and with my fund raising for The Trek Across Maine, my 180-mile bike ride to support the American Lung Association. So I've decided to try and solve both proble...

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]]> Trek Time Approaches - Help! tag:vox.com,2008-02-21:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398deefeb0005 2008-02-21T17:13:15Z 2008-02-21T17:15:34Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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With all the snow and ice and cold I've been biking in lately, fair-weather cycling seems a distant dream. And yet, the Trek Across Maine is just 16 weeks away! I had such a good experience last year, I immediately signed up for this year's ride...

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]]> Snowy Rides tag:vox.com,2008-02-18:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400f48cdc4d690003 2008-02-18T13:24:56Z 2008-02-18T13:24:56Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Snow Parking

It's been a snowy couple of weeks here in Maine, which has made the biking challenging. It's raining and 40ish today, so good day to be off from work while some of the snow melts.

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]]> Cold Commute tag:vox.com,2008-01-21:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400e398d491260001 2008-01-21T14:31:07Z 2008-01-21T17:41:59Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

bundled up

Getting in gear for the 5 degrees F bike ride this morning. Hey, it's over twice as warm as that 2 degrees ride the other week! ;)

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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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