Early Retirement Extreme

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Running as transportation

Published in December 13th, 2024
Posted by in Transportation
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When I first came to the US about five years ago, someone asked me if I rode bikes, as in bicycles. I replied in the affirmative, and then I was asked whether I liked to ride for fun. “For fun?”, yes, you see in the US, people mainly ride bikes recreationally, whereas in Europe, people […]

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A homemade map holder for my bicycle

Published in November 3rd, 2024
Posted by in How to, Transportation
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Upon request, I post a picture of the handlebar map holder I made for my touring bicycle. It’s a thin piece of plywood (or whatever you have, other wood, plastic, metal) cut out to fit standard AAA road maps. It’s attached to a mountain bike handlebar with a quill stem. I drilled some holes and […]

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Five flag theory

Published in October 27th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Transportation, Work
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I like change. I like moving to a new place every once in a while just to change things up and learn new things. I don’t like fast change which “travel” is usually associated with. Travel is for the experiences, but I like learning things more than experiencing things and learning takes time. One problem […]

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