Kent Fackenthall

  • What do you know from snow.

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    This is rather unsettling. The weather here has finally decided to turn cold with temps this week hovering around the freezing mark or below. It has made getting up and out on the bike in the mornings, shall we say, ‘challenging’. The car is always beckoning – of course some days, Lyn has to take…

  • Progress.

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    Just now on the rainy bike commute in, a woman passing in a car yelled at me, “Way to go biker!” 1 down. The ‘rest of you’ to go.

  • Busy.

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    Sorry faithful minions. I haven’t posted in awhile. I been busy. First and foremost, let me say this. A hearty ‘woo-hoo’ to my better half, for she is now a legally green carded US, uh, er, …. green card holder. She is now eligible to vote, however is limited to voting for the incumbent party…

  • Noted.

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    Here’s a quote I just found in a forum that I particularly dug. “Personal demons are notoriously bad bicyclists, and you will drop them in the first mile.” ~ Justin Crawford I don’t know who Justin Crawford is but…he’s right.

  • Epiphany.

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    When you thread 2 pieces of rubber 2.3″ wide through an opening between two rocks that’s 2.4″ wide going downhill at about 20mph on wet ground without even really thinking about it – then when you realize what you’ve done and you start laughing out loud with no one around… Then you’ll get it. It’s…

  • Muck muckity muck.

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    Got out for a ride today and the bike was unhappy. I think it knows that I’m building another one to – temporarily at least – take it’s place. It knows this, and today it aligned with the drivetrain to spite me. Here I sit. Spited. Every ride can’t be the perfect one I guess.…