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Beginning bike maintenance
I took a beginner bike maintenance class a couple weeks ago through our local city Parks and Rec program. The instructor was 89-year-old Tom Martin, who is a local legend (see Tar Heel Traveler: Raleigh man pedals 200,000 miles on bike). Needless to say, it was great. I had no idea going into the class…
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First solo bike ride in a long time
I finally got the new bike out today for a decent enough distance (8.5 miles) on both road and trail. Short but sweet. I was able to see a new bit of my running trail I hadn’t seen previously (the Strathkelvin trail).
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First visit to Amsterdam
Spent my first time in this city last weekend, hanging out with my good friend Chris. Here are some notes. Nothing planned at all except for the Van Gogh museum (learned the hard way about museum booking in advance after Paris). The Van Gogh museum is absolutely worth it and one of my favorite museum…
