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Fight the power!

September 27, 2008

Well I’ve decided I need to start working on my power, for once. My wattage is pretty darn low, especially for someone my size and i really pay the price whether uphill or on the flats. Essentially I have paid the price for doing nothing but long slow distance in small gears for the last [...]

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Product Review – D2 Custom Road shoes

September 17, 2008

So now that I’ve had my D2 shoes long enough to get a real impression of them I figured I’d write up a full review. First impressions The shoes are well constructed and look very nice. The shoes appear to be made from real leather although the website says they’re made of Nytek. I can [...]

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Trail of Tears

September 15, 2008

Once again I let myself get suckered by Mother Nature. Sunday I set out on the Santa Ana River Trail, 27 mile out and (unless something goes drastically wrong) 27 mile back route. I’ve only been on it once before but without my computer so I had no idea how far I went. I started [...]

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If the shoe fits…

September 12, 2008

I have never been able to find a truly comfortable pair of cycling shoes, due to my odd feet. My feet are not excessively wide or flat, however I do have a thick heel/ankle area. I have tried wide running shoes in the past and my toes were just swimming, too much room. As far [...]

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Change of direction

September 1, 2008

Woops! Didn’t mean to let the blog go as long as I did. I am lazy like that though. Anyway, I have had a change of plans. After finishing the track bike but never actually taking it to the track I decided I’d get more use out of a fixed gear road bike. It’d be [...]

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