Monthly Archives: January 2006

I’m a bad XT mommy.

Posted on January 29, 2006 by carolyn

I realized with horror last night that the last time I’d ridden the XT was at the Wind Dancers Pacific Rally, back in September. Woops! The XT was blocked in the garage by a couple of streetbikes, so we got … Continue reading →

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Femmoto article in RoadBike

Posted on January 28, 2006 by carolyn

My article on Femmoto is in this month’s issue of RoadBike magazine (Feb/Mar 06). It’s a short piece, but was fun to write — as always, comments welcome! So go buy the magazine so that they keep paying me to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, break-in

Posted on January 24, 2006 by carolyn

The Z now has 1038 miles on it. No more break-in! I was very sad to discover this morning that the stupid “don’t forget break-in!” sticker over the tach was not, in fact, held on by that static-cling window stuff, … Continue reading →

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Annual holiday/awards party

Posted on January 22, 2006 by carolyn

Yesterday was the Wind Dancers’ annual holiday and awards party. I believe there were ten of us there, and it was a lot of fun. The high-mileage contest was close for 2005 — I came in 2nd place by only … Continue reading →

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Z as sport-tourer: ride impressions

Posted on January 17, 2006 by carolyn

Steph’s and my weekend trip to Solvang managed to hit almost all of the categories of sport-touring, making me now feel qualified to play Rate The Z. “I’m sure that cloud will blow over really soon now.” Saturday gave us … Continue reading →

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