by Ellee Thalheimer
“I have to stop thinking about my crotch,” thought Joanie.
Touring by bike through the high desert during the summer instigated battle between chammie and flesh. Joanie hadn’t examined her body in a mirror for weeks. Full-length mirrors were not a camp ground amenity.
“And thank God,” thought Joanie.
She was sure that if she twisted [...]
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by Peter Marsh
It’s been ten years since I faced up to the reality of turning 50, and dreamed up the idea of climbing Mount Hood from sea level! Though I had no thought at the time that this would go any further, it led to “bikes and hikes” of many of the major peaks [...]
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by Ellee Thalheimer
“Flat on your back”
“Feeling deflated.”
“A flat affect.”
“I’m going to pump you up.”
“Pump up the jam.”
“Get pumped.”
The idea of being pumped up and the idea of deflation are commonly used for metaphorical description in the vernacular. What the hell am I talking about? Well, I’m not really sure, but as I led my [...]
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via International Bicycle Fund
While some of the airlines are talking green, they are simultaneous working to undermine green choices by their customers!
In the dark of winter, the airlines have effectively increased cost of a trans-Atlantic ticket for a bicyclist by as much as $300. If the base ticket price is $900, that is over [...]
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by Lee Norris
June 19
Because I am a cross country cyclist, I like to think that I have some idea what the pioneers experienced on the trails coming west. I do not mean that in a literal sense. I don’t have to find feed for my bicycle every night, and I don’t have to dig myself [...]
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Filed under: Personal Stories, Southern Oregon, Travel, Willamette Valley
by Ellee Thalheimer
Here’s an idea. Imagine touring across the country on your bike. Been done, right? Now imagine the ride is fully supported by a biodiesel vehicle driven by fellow band members who rock out with you at gigs as you stop at various locations across the country. It’s not such a bad fantasy. Amanda [...]
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Filed under: Art, Interviews, Travel
by Ellee Thalheimer
Willingly, happily, and resignedly, they cycle for incredible stints of time, day and night, taking “ditch naps,” nursing caffeinated beverages, meticulously following time and route regulations, and cheering each other on. They call themselves randonneurs. They don’t race each other. A randonneur competes with no one but his or herself. They ask [...]
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Filed under: Event Rides, Interviews, Road Riding, Travel
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