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Satellite-free, and happy

My interest in GPS gizmos has come to an end. When I received this Garmin unit as a gift two or three years ago, it was a fun gadget. It put cool lines on a Google Earth map to show where I’d been. When I added a road bike to the mix, it allowed me to use one computer on two bikes, saving me some money in the process. But that was about it. One advantage of Alaska’s limited trail system is that a basic map does the job just fine. The Garmin was just a too-complicated way of tracking speed an

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50 KM Bike Ride

After yesterday’s ride, I wanted to go out and do about 100 km, but I got started too late and didn’t want to exhaust myself as I plan on going out again tomorrow. Monday won’t be a rest day. I felt pretty good and started to pace myself, even though I rode the first 25 km in 34:40. The other thing which made me reconsider going for a longer ride was that I almost had two accidents. Well, one was only a spill, but I didn’t fall. I’m not used to the clip pedals, and didn’t get out of them

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