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In central Virginia (Oilville if you must know) the weather has been very warm…since my stitches were removed (hand) I’ve gone for a few short rides while babying the swelling. It’s been very dry in the east of USA so pictures of snow and sleet are greeted with “this could never happen to me.”...

I have a 7s in a medium for friends who visit me in the country. My 9s is an extra large which means I’ve spent little time on the 7s though I am using its low mileage battery. I bought sometime ago a bag for the 7s rack which didn’t mate. This thread stimulates me to re-examine the situation

^ Nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down" Illustration from Walter Crane's A Baby's Bouquet (c. 1877)Duration: 20 seconds.0:20 Published c. 1744 Songwriter(s) Unknown "London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or "London Bridge") is a traditional...

I took my last ride for a few weeks (hand surgery tomorrow). The 15 miles carried me silently past this crowd of unsuspecting gravid Black Angus...or for the riders from town…big deer. The historical sign would be news to Virginia’s Governor Youngkin.

It fell down

All quiet here in Virginia…no breeze…68F…Sunday morning 16miles…but I can FEEL the storm battering England’s coast since recently re-reading Dylan Thomas’s “Quiet Early One Morning” …”Tar black howling” “It had been such a ferocious night that someone in the Smokey ship-pictured bar had said he...

Yesterday's day cool morning's ride was a shakedown cruise of my new saddle, a Brooks Cambium...I stopped three miles in on a long stretch of farm road to adjust the seat. Soon a stopped and rolling down her window asked it I needed help. "No thank you...just taking a break." And then she...

Rode...mowed...dozed yesterday. Forgot to look for the Northern Lights...oh well, there is always the comet. Today I chanced the fast route to check on Bobby's $$$"Pumpkin Patch" $$$. I didn't see him but did see two school buses and about 50 cars...noon on a Friday. There will be traffic...

I don’t push my tractor fast enough to blow off the ball cap

I have been using one of the big rim visors this year. I wish I had been using it the last ten years considering the recent knife play by dermatology. For the one I use…hard hat type…I needed a rim/visor to secure the the big rim so was forced use older helmet. For this reason I’m ordering a...

I got out briefly (6miles) taking a break from the surprisingly competent performance of the Washington ‘Commanders’ Football team.

A few photos from recent rides, Bobby Lloyd’s pumpkin’s are certainly much larger after what seemed like ten days of rain.ten days of rain. Bobby told me he’s amazed how much money the Patch, and Easter setup makes. His daughter-in-law implemented the activity. I’m unsure what the yard display...

Last week an old friend from New England visited me in Central VA. Though he hadn’t been riding he brought his venerable steel road bike. The rain changed our plans as did our other friend’s hangover so I persuaded Bill to ride my extra Trek Allant. He noted the wide tires versus his 26c. So we...

21C here in Central Virginia…but then I’m much further south than you two

My neighbors’ ostentatious display…some people. I first met them after my cows got out and I found them in what passed for their backyard. The woman helped me for an hour getting them back in. I’ve been riding more, still local, enjoying this cool September weather, unusual this time of year for...

Panda =Banded Galoway

And my donkey loves me. Transportation infrastructure is clearly lacking in the US though the vast distances here compared to Europe is one of the reasons. I drove to town yesterday (Richmond, VA) to referee an athletic contest. As I walked inside I spotted a young man mounting his bike...a...

What’s to be gained by the new type of batteries emerging is much greater energy density…lighter weight…a durability that will outlast the owner…safer. I thought this bridge tech coming very soon (months) of a semi-solid state interesting. https://spectrum.ieee.org/semi-solid-state-battery BYD...

I said to the artisan (friend) “what a waste of good firewood. He makes a good living creating.bowls…cutting boards etc which he sells at festivals and farmer’s markets

My electric Stilh chainsaw and overhead pruner (battery is interchangeable) are convenient, quiet, and powerful. I see Stilh has a battery zero turn now.