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Entries from April 30th, 2012

team bonsai astronautics

April 30th, 2012 · 7 Comments · bike shops, races

Proud to be the newest member of Team Bonsai Astronautics. Here’s to racing!

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a gateway drug

April 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · road rides, tokyo

It was 6 a.m. on a Monday morning and I was converting kilometers into miles and meters into feet. I wasn’t doing this two hours before I was supposed to leave for the same planned ride because I ran out of time the night before. I still had water bottles to clean, a chain to [...]

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bieber fever

April 18th, 2012 · 6 Comments · style

From: K S To: Josh Subject: Bieber fever I cut my hair. [Insert Justin Bieber joke here.] ——————————————————————————- From: Josh To: K S Subject: Re: Bieber fever Resemblance is UNCANNY, bro.

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powered by toraya

April 16th, 2012 · 1 Comment · food, tokyo

Because I

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belgian like boonen

April 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · food, tokyo

I’ve been fueling with my own version of Neil Bezdek and Colin’s energy bars, but grabbed these the other day as well: Good for cobbles, climbs, compacts, and Paris Roubaix wins.

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hanami weekend

April 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment · tokyo

What I got to see on my ride this weekend… Hope you had a good one!

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choosing adventures

April 5th, 2012 · 4 Comments · road rides, tokyo

You have reached an intersection. The path to the right is level and lined with houses. The path to the left is hilly and wooded. Which path do you take? I never liked those Choose Your Own Adventure books. When we were little, my sister would flip back and forth, participating in choosing her adventures, [...]

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but…but…

April 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · style, tokyo

A few days ago, I made the mistake of making eye contact with a police officer. I braced myself for a scolding [“Young lady, you shouldn’t be riding in the middle of the lane…”], but got into a five minute conversation [yup, on the side of a busy intersection] about bikes instead. At one point, [...]

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