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Space hustlers stalk the Lions of winter

December 29, 2011

Preparing for lift-off (click to enlarge) In comparison with the ancient form of heroism … the modern version, as an isolated expression of individual courage, may appear almost empty, almost gratuitous. The hero of today may thus indeed seem a knight of nothingness, a conquistador of the useless ….” Walter Bonatti, The Great Days Ice […]

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How to craft an informative rando route sheet

December 26, 2011

(Click to enlarge) I’ve written before about the importance of well-designed route sheets for randonneur events, primarily in “How to organize a brevet: a guide for randonneur club volunteers.” Still, looking over a route sheet for an upcoming ride, I’m reminded (if the organizer is not) how critical this element of the rider’s package can […]

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Season’s greetings from VeloWeb

December 24, 2011

Last year I brought you a slightly silly Beatles Christmas. This year I offer a shorter though no less festive greeting, with best wishes for the holiday season and 2012, from the balmy shores of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Clip-clop. A horse whinnies. An operatic caroller’s voice, drifts up from the harbour, over which the […]

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Kobo, Kindle, iBook, ePub, XHTML; it’s all Greek to me

December 20, 2011

Any new exploit, particularly of the virtual variety, demands the understanding of a whole new language. Fool that I am, I’ve recently been possessed—and believe me, I often profane in English and spin my head like Linda Blair—with the idea of creating eBooks. Sure, there may be crossover lingo from other brain-frying skills I’ve partially […]

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Random ruminations from a recycled randonneur

December 14, 2011

Flitting From Job to Job Admittedly, I came up with the title for this article before I had any idea what I was going to write about. Perhaps that’s the peripatetic nature of the randonneur in me, for “randonneur” means “to ramble” en français, and, ask any of my friends, I tend to ramble, though […]

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Rapha cycling films rate high

December 8, 2011

As an aspiring videographer I love to watch well-made films. Affordable DSLR (digital single-lens-reflex) cameras with HD video capability (such as the Canon 7D and Nikon D7000) have opened up the world of film-making for under two thousand dollars, assuming body + kit lens. As phone cameras advance, videos can be made on the fly […]

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