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Entries from December 24th, 2010

all i want for christmas is…bike porn [of my new bike]

December 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · new bike day

I know there are pictures of the complete and painted frame floating around already, but for those needing some bike porn, want to stalk IF vicariously, or have simply never seen braze ons being, well, brazed on: Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Now go ride your respective bikes! [All pics courtesy of Tyler at IF.]

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christmas mornings and the rapha 500

December 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · new bike day, road rides

My sister loves to sleep. This fact is not only well known amongst her friends, but might go so far as to be a distinguishing feature. It’s not that my sister loves to sleep in after drinking her way through most of the previous night with friends, or wakes up at a respectable hour and [...]

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of chocolate, [new] bikes, and not being lazy

December 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments · road rides

Okay, I admit, with the cold, the cough, and the cost of buying even more layers to layer over the layers I already wear when I ride in the winter, I haven’t been riding much at all lately. I felt guilty enough about it a few weeks ago to haul all of my winter bike [...]

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what i saw on my ride today – dec. 13, 2010

December 13th, 2010 · No Comments · what i saw on my ride

Most festive front yard sighted. There was a close second, but all the cute little holiday pairs made this one my favorite [those penguins are so cute!]. Happy Holidays!

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be still my murmuring heart: a visit to IF

December 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments · handmade goodies, new bike day

I got the flu about ten days ago, which meant that I got to both amass an arsenal of over-the-counter cough suppressants and other flu medication, and have the honor of being possibly the only person in America losing, rather than gaining, weight on Thanksgiving. And while both some weight and the fever have since [...]

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breakaway babes: mario cipollini

December 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · breakaway babes

I know I’m about eight years late on this post, and about ten months late on the whole MCipollini bike thing but with this video airing over the summer, how could I resist? MCipollini Official Video from Mcipollini on Vimeo. “The champion, the power, his tool.” Well put. Those bikes [which come with Di2] cost [...]

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