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A friend returned this week from 14 days in Umbria and then Florence. This family is a high-energy biking group, and the first thing they do when they go anywhere is to rent bikes. They go everywhere on their bikes regardless of terrain or traffic. 20 miles of hills is a warm-up for them.

They told me about biking to Civita di Bagnoregio. Biked over the bridge, of course. I had not heard of this interesting, deteriorating wreck of a place. An image which sticks in the brain, because all of mankind's works come to this except some things that are put into words or math or musical notes.

Posted by Bird Dog in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 19:23 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Hills don't bother bicylists. That's what all those gears are for.

The trick isn't being in shape, but being able to pace yourself so you run at exactly the speed that you can maintain forever, no slower and no faster.

That takes a while to learn, but doesn't depend on what shape you're in.

Headwinds are another matter. You can use the same pacing trick, but it's turned your one hour ride into a slow five-hour one, which may be discouraging.

I actually have always preferred uphills to downhills. Downhills wear out the brakes.

#1 rhhardin (Link) on 2010-08-24 20:13 (Reply)

You are one Zen biker, Mr. Hardin.
I like walking. I used to like running.

#1.1 Bird Dog on 2010-08-24 20:33 (Reply)

Reminds me of Sygiria.

#2 NJSoldier on 2010-08-25 07:41 (Reply)

A couple of years ago, we did four "Hill" cities on a cruise. This was our first one. It was a foggy morning and we could not see the city. Only the bridge ascending into the clouds. It was an eerie feeling.

As I recall, there are about 15 people who still live there. Motor bikes cross the bridge. The church in the square is still active.

An interesting fact is the Nazi's destroyed the bridge forcing the villagers to flee. You cannot see it from the picture, but the bridge traverses a fairly deep ravine.

#3 Rick Caird on 2010-08-25 11:30 (Reply)

I was making the same thing 2 years ago with my loaded longboard Before buying this board i read a tutorial making my own skateboard

But it is very difficult to ride the skate for more than 1 day.

#4 how to make a skateboard (Link) on 2011-03-20 05:55 (Reply)

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