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Mid-Life Cycling:: The Real Pista
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In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. In an earlier post. I recounted my misadventure with my first "fixie" conversion: a Peugeot U-08 on which I tried to lock down a fixed cog and lockring to the stock Normandy hub by the force of my youthful hormones. And water bottle braze-ons (! And bags, even. But I once had a tr...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: Out Of The Fold Of My Past
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2013/01/out-of-fold-of-my-past.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. Out Of The Fold Of My Past. In an earlier post. I was reminded of it when I came across this photo:. It's a Chiorda folding bicycle, just like the one I owned for a few days. It's even the same color, although- cosmetically, anyway- in slightly better condition than mine was.
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Mid-Life Cycling:: When I Jumped A "Shark" Named Violette
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2014/02/when-i-jumped-shark-named-violette.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. When I Jumped A "Shark" Named Violette. I have "jumped the shark" many times. Hundreds, in fact, if not thousands. Of course, I didn't leap over Jaws or even accomplish the feat in the colloquial sense. In fact, I didn't even "jump" my "shark": I mounted it like a proper lady.
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Mid-Life Cycling:: Another Blast From My Past: A KHS Aero Track Bike
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2012/11/another-blast-from-my-past-khs-aero.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. Another Blast From My Past: A KHS Aero Track Bike. Here is one of the wildest bikes I've ever owned:. If you've been cycling for 15 years or more, or if you live in a city with a lot of messengers or hipsters, you've probably seen this bike: the KHS Aero Track bike. Still, I had s...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: Some Of My Old Commuter/Beater Bikes
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2014/02/some-of-my-old-commuterbeater-bikes.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. Some Of My Old Commuter/Beater Bikes. I am both delighted and amused that Bike Boom-era ten-speeds are en vogue,. At least with certain (mostly young and urban) segments of the population. Follis Tour de France (1960’s). 1985-87. Stolen. Peugeot U-09 (1978). 1990. Stolen. Atala (m...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: The Second- Best Bike I Ever Lost
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-bike-i-ever-lost.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. The Second- Best Bike I Ever Lost. Vera is once again up and running. She got me to work today. I definitely count my blessings that I lost only a seat and post, not the whole bike. It came in a blue-green (I thought it was more blue) metallic finish that I liked, although I would...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: When I Was A Guinea Pig: Riding An Early Cannondale
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2012/03/when-i-was-guinea-pig-riding-early.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. When I Was A Guinea Pig: Riding An Early Cannondale. Today I am going to reveal one of my dim, dark secrets. Yes, even at this late date, I still have them. Here goes: I actually owned- gasp! A Cannondale racing bike. One of the very first ones, in fact. It was one of the first- a...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: Nonpareil: Nothing Like It, Ever
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2015/08/nonpareil-nothing-like-it-ever.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. Nonpareil: Nothing Like It, Ever. For many years, my favorite candy was the chocolate nonpareil. Back when my grandmother was bringing those sheets of nonpareils, I didn't know any French. Later, I'd learn that "nonpareil" means "without parallel"- or, if you like, "There's no...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: Celeste, Rescued: My First Bianchi
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2013/02/celeste-rescued-my-first-bianchi.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. Celeste, Rescued: My First Bianchi. Yesterday I wrote about a " rescued. Bike Today I'm going to tell you about another one. The difference is that the one I'm going to describe today is one I rescued. Although I rather liked the bike, it was too big for me: I think it was a 58 cm...
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Mid-Life Cycling:: I Raced On This Bike: Colnago Arabesque
http://midlifecycling.blogspot.com/2013/07/i-raced-on-this-bike-colnago-arabesque.html
In the middle of the journey of my life, I am- as always- a woman on a bike. Although I do not know where this road will lead, the way is not lost, for I have arrived here. And I am on my bicycle, again. I am Justine Valinotti. I Raced On This Bike: Colnago Arabesque. After reading some of my other posts, some might argue that the bike of which I'm going to write in this post is the best racing machine I ever owned or rode. I sold it to a guy who called himself Joneszy. He was a bike mechanic who cla...