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You might want to put on rubber gloves before you start reading this.

Shelby’s wheel is the only thing that is distracting my course. The beam of light leaping from my handlebars leads me into the night reaching the pedals being held parallel to the ground in front of me. The shadows cast … Continue reading

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The Alcoholic’s Moment of Zen

I met Scarf, aka John Scarafiotti, about a year ago. Since that fateful day, he has become a constant fixture at Mooseknuckler events and has frequented the Lounge (it’s capitalized cuz it’s important). It has been determined that he is … Continue reading

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I have a nightmare

I had a nightmare. Not a “I woke up screaming in fear” type of nightmare, it was more like “I showed up for school with no clothes” type of nightmare. The only difference is that it wasn’t school that I … Continue reading

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Alley Cat Report

The Alliance’s monthly Alley Cat happened Friday night. It was the first Alley Cat to ever be held in Washington. It was historic and epic, as promised. Fixie took the win. This month’s race was fashioned like a scavenger hunt, … Continue reading

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A Smattering of Subjects and a Shrubbery

Internal Memo: MCA Distribution: All Mooseknucklers Subject: This Friday is the Mooseknuckler Cup. Meet at the Mooseknuckler Cycling Alliance Social Lounge a little before 8 (we will be riding out at 8 sharp) for the fourth race in the Mooseknuckler … Continue reading

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Breaking News, hold your nose and look at your toes.

Holy Shit! Hold the press, this is big. I rode my bike today. Yup, rode that bitch hard too. Busted out a quick 10 mph clip and made it to work in my usual 30 minutes. I got a grand … Continue reading

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If it’s easy, it probably isn’t worth riding

I have been going through my old pictures. The one above is from a poorly thought out trip from White Pine to Bunch Grass in the snow. The Mighty Green Socks, his uncle and I pushed our bikes up to … Continue reading

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Heads up

You all may remember that I said I would have some of these gorgeous wallets available for purchase soon. Well I do. Wallet Maker Mitch handed me three of them a couple of days ago, so I have three to sell. … Continue reading

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Making Cycling Difficult, issue 3.4

Today’s installation of Making Cycling Difficult, is a How to Guide on ruining an otherwise perfect ride, and in extension, a perfectly beautiful day. If you really want to make cycling difficult, sometimes it takes some preparation. I suggest that … Continue reading

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Apparently God loves Mooseknucklers

T-bone was running a little late. So we picked him up at his house. We found him almost ready to go. This meant that the Mooseknucklermobile was late for a Mooseknuckler Ride. All was well with the Universe and we … Continue reading

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