Friday, September 30, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Bschlabs to Trubbach

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We were stumped. One plan we had was to descend the Arlberg pass on the East side, loop around Landeck and ride up Silvretta. But the cons...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Hotel Grubl to Bschlabs

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"Hm.. I think we went the wrong way." "Really?" "Yup. Looking at the map, it doesn't look like this goes anywhe...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Winklern to Hotel Grubl

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"You rode down this on a tandem?" asked Arturo, after he rolled to a stop. "Yeah. In 2010." "You're nuts. I...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Niederolang to Winklern

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We were riding as hard as we could. "5 minutes left!" I told Arturo. Down below us, the valley was silent. In 5 minutes, the road ...
Monday, September 26, 2016

PSA: Android External Storage Adoption is not what you think it is

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I got a little fed-up of managing app storage on my Moto G3 . My storage use was perpetually at around 1GB free, which is not a big deal, bu...
Friday, September 23, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Alba to Niederolang

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"I don't believe it!" I cried. But there it was: the sign clearly indicated "Furkelpass", despite the lack of climbi...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Brez to Alba

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I'd been riding in the dark for 20 minutes. I still couldn't see the end of the tunnel. The air was dark, musty, and even the sma...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Bormio to Brez

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The morning looked gorgeous, with fresh snow all around outside the hotel window. It was gorgeous and I had slept well. I was motivated t...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Schluderns to Bormio

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My mouth was trembling, my body was shivering, and behind a glass door, I knew there was warmth. But cruelly, the sign on the door said, ...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Review: The Just City

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I got The Just City as a giveaway as part of the promotion for Jo Walton's The Philosopher Kings , which is the next book of the trilog...
Friday, September 16, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Gasthaus Berninahaus to Schluderns

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My breathing was labored, my vision tunneled down to the skinny tire on the wheel of the bike in front of me. To add insult to injury, the w...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Campodolcino to Gasthaus Berninahaus

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We had made it to Volg in Silvaplana. The supermarket did not close for lunch, and there was a fountain right behind it, making it an ideal ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Grono to Campodolcino

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One of the greatest pleasures when touring with folks new to cycle touring is to watch them grow and develop as cyclists during the trip. ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Hotel Tiefenbach to Grono

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Sweat poured down my face, off my chin, and onto my Garmin Edge in huge drops. They would evaporate and leave white stains all over the GP...
Monday, September 12, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Rosenlaui to Hotel Tiefenbach

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"See? That wasn't too bad, right?" We were in the top floor room at Hotel Tiefenbach, with 3 separate beds. "I was going ...
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Trip Index Page

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This is the index page for our 2016 Tour of the Alps. From July 5th to July 26th, along with Arturo Crespo and Pengtoh Sim, I covered 1988km...
Friday, September 09, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Grosee Scheidegg Loop

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It was 11:45am. Google's search results indicated that the Riem Bike shop was only 3km away, but also that it closed at noon! "We n...
Thursday, September 08, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Luzern to Lammi Restaurant

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My phone buzzed. It was a message from Pengtoh. " And my legs aren't cooperating  Kind of cramping". It was nearly 2:00pm, a...
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

2016 Tour of the Alps: Frankfurt to Luzern

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I stood in front of the youth hostel, frustrated and desperate. My watch read 12:30am on July 6th. I'd called both Pengtoh and Arturo. N...
Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Review: HDM QTube In-line CPAP Muffler

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My biggest issue with the HDM Z1 CPAP machine is that it's loud and noisy. If you don't have a humidifier ( HME ) attached to it, s...