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Dairyland Dare - when the going gets tough

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Ahhhh Wisconsin Riding - Endless Cornfields, hills and green all around I love riding in Wisconsin and Dairyland Dare is one of my favorite organized rides. Dairyland Dare is a ride that can best be described as "lets climb every possible hill there is in Southwest Wisconsin" It starts and ends in Dodgeville, WI and offers riding distances from 50K to 300K, with great support and the typical Wisconsin views and hospitality. In the past the ride was timed in a grand fondo style, but this year for some reason it was "just" a ride (meaning no timing).     This year the plan was to ride the 200K route on my tri bike as a long ride training for Ironman Chattanooga. Simple plan, or not really that simple. I got my tri bike all ready, with new aero wheels (Reynolds 58/72 mixed wheelset), had the bike all tuned up at a bike shop. I knew I could handle the hills on my standard crank, realizing it would be hard and slow on some hills; but manageable, as I did this rid

Betty Designs Discount Code

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bettyloveschickleta discount code. Get it now while it lasts Hi all, Following my article  at BikePanel and blog post about "What's new in Women's fashion", Betty Designs has been kind enough to create a special 10% discount code for my readers. The code is: bettyloveschickleta  The code will expire on August 31, 2015 Here is a link to their website http://www.bettydesigns.com/ Happy Shopping y'all 

What's New in Women's Fashion

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My article "What's New in Women's Fashion" was published on BikePanel today. Like my other articles I translated it to English (with some changes) and I am bringing you the English version here. All the photos that were not taken by me are the same as the ones used in the article and are posted at the courtesy of Betty Designs, Couer Sports and Smashfestqueen. What's New In Women's Fashion How many time has it happened to you that you walk into a bike shop looking (for example) for a pair of cycling shorts and the salesperson said to you: "Sorry, we do not have women specific shorts, but 'hey' you're tall, just get men's size S, it's exactly the same". It happened to me more than once over the years. Well, here's the thing - it is NOT the same and there IS a huge difference. If you are a man and reading these lines and shaking your head not fully 'getting' what I am saying - imagine that someone will tell you: &qu