Mellow Velo

Colorado’s Venus de Miles Ride

Posted on04. Sep, 2010 by KFullerF4.

On Saturday, August 29, I joined more than 1,800 other women and a few men dressed in drag to ride Venus de Miles through Longmont and Niwot, Colo. We were launched to pumping music, treated to a scenic route and surrounded by camaraderie. The three-year-old event, which was Colorado’s first, women-only ride, tripled its inaugural [...]

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First road ride: Colorado

Posted on23. Jul, 2010 by KFullerF4.

Rain showers and heavy legs

The storm hit us halfway through the return trip. Icy drops shocked my arms and my expectation that summer rain ought to be warm. The feeling of cold against my skin when my Texan-brain was telling me I should be hot was exhilarating, and as the water soaked through my [...]

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365 Days of Play

Posted on20. Jul, 2010 by KFullerF4.

Making a home in Colorado’s Front Range

I think I was on the edge of the last generation to grow up without being plugged into technology. My friends and I belonged to one of those old-fashioned groups that had to be dragged forcefully back inside for dinner or bed or darkness. Sure, we had toys with [...]

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San Antonio single speed scene, in photos

Posted on13. Jul, 2010 by KFullerF4.

No, I didn’t know we had one, either!
I came across a flyer posted on Urban Velo, of all places, advertising an evening of bike drag racing in my very own home city. Thanks to two progressive mayors, San Antonio’s downtown is undergoing a gradual revitalization that is slowly making it cool enough for hipsters and [...]

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