Posts Tagged ‘bike jersey’
Current Jersey
I’m coming home today! The newest jersey I own comes from Minnesota Public Radio station 89.3 The Current. It is hanging in our bathroom, a place that I will have a renewed appreciation for after a week of communal showering in steamed up locker rooms.
Even though I don’t plug my ears with headphones while cycling, I hear songs in my mind, and plenty of what becomes ear worm music for me is something I first heard on The Current.
I wonder if I wore this on the first day or saved it for later this year…
If all goes as planned, I’ll be back to posting live again starting tomorrow. I hope you enjoyed my jersey show this week!
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TCBC Jersey
On the day before our ride comes to an end, I’m thinking about how much I miss my bed. This is a jersey from my brief participation as a paying member of the Twin Cities Bicycling Club. I think it is a brilliant design, especially in terms of wanting to be seen by drivers when riding the roads.
Start seeing bicyclists!
I will be so happy to sleep in my bed again.
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Yellow Jersey
The neon yellow jersey I wear more often than any other is featured today, appropriately enough on top of a pile of composting manure. It’s where I spend most of my time when I’m not on the bike it seems. Nothing fancy, but entirely effective.
This was really hard to photograph because the brightness of the jersey was in direct conflict with keeping the pile of composting manure light enough to identify.
Can you see me now?
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p.s. Happy Birthday to our beautiful daughter, Elysa, today! I’ll see you soon, E! And we’ll party!!
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TofM Jersey
Today’s specimen is the inaugural Tour of Minnesota jersey displayed on bales of hay. This jersey is from the first year that this annual biking and camping week in the middle of June transitioned leadership and took on the new name. It’s a collector’s item, for sure.
This jersey is also sized such that I can grow into it as I age.
Watson Jersey
Today we have a classic Graham Watson jersey on the deck railing. I first spotted one of these jerseys on another rider in our group. Being a big fan of cycle racing and Graham’s cycling photos, I was won over instantly and felt a need to have one of my own. I actually asked Ed Beckers if he would find it disagreeable if I wore the same jersey as him. With his approval, I bought one for myself.
What’s not to like about a Graham Watson cycling photograph?
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Warren’s Jersey
Up next, my most precious jersey, Warren’s red jersey on the seat of the diesel tractor. When good friend and fellow cyclist, Warren LaCourse passed away, his wife offered his bike jerseys to us as a remembrance. I chose this one because he wore it so often, the back became faded from exposure to the sun.
I always feel a little bit stronger on the bike when I’m wearing this jersey and thinking about Warren.
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Google Jersey
This year I have decided once again to take a break from blogging during my week of riding. Upon my return, I expect to have plenty of stories and pictures to share in the days following, but until then I have prepared a week’s worth of posts that will allow you to reflect on both my adventures of the bike trip and life at our home, Wintervale Ranch.
In the days ahead, I will be presenting a tour of my favorite biking jerseys. First up, my Google jersey, draped on wood needing to be split. A bunch of years ago, the kids gave me this gem for Father’s Day, a day which coincidentally tends to fall on the Sunday of this annual bike trip.
I like it for several reasons, but the best feature is the full zipper!
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