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Mountain Goat Climbs - Guide Board Road

July 1st, 2006 · No Comments · Adirondack Life

Distance: 19.2 miles
Start/Finish: Macomb State Park Beach and Day Use Area
Total Elevation Gain: 895 ft
Impending thunderstorms on Thursday never appeared and the clouds actually parted. The second ride of the Mountain Goat Series. It was a trio of the Wrench, the Bird, and myself which was cool. Starting at the Macomb [...]

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Mountain Goat Climbs - Burnt Hill

June 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Adirondack Life

Thanks for the ride Adam!
The first ride of the 2006 Mountain Goat Series kicked off today with a pleasant spin up Burnt Hill. This ride starts at Macomb State Park at the Day Use Parking Lot.

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Adirondack Rust

June 18th, 2006 · No Comments · Adirondack Life

Seen when biking in Peru.

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Love in the Adirondacks Rolls on Two Wheels

June 5th, 2006 · No Comments · News

Call me a romantic, call me a “bike head”, but I like this story about love found on bike in the Adirondacks. Given the low CPM (Cyclists per Mile) in the North Country, of course an organized ride would be the only place this could happen. I’ve ridden for more than 10 years up [...]

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George and Dave Put the Hammer Down - U.S.A. #1 and #2

June 4th, 2006 · No Comments · News

A flat 4.1 km TT results in two Americans setting the best times in the opening stage of this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré. This race marks the first appearance of George Hincapie since his crash at Paris-Roubaix. Johan Bruyneel said before the stage, “I’ve got no idea about his form right now.” [...]

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Amnesty Granted - Early Citizenship to the Republic of Anaerobia

April 2nd, 2006 · No Comments · Adirondack Life

A surprisingly sunny and warm morning prompted one of the earliest rides in several seasons. Temperatures in the morning were topping 60 degrees and conditions were partly cloudy. The forecast called for rain before lunch. Took some time to determine the correct tire pressure after 5 months(?) of downtime and dressing up [...]

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