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image courtesy GenerationJones.com In an earlier blog,  The Last 50 Years , I talked about things of "my Generation". I always knew about Baby Boomers (old people) or Generation X (young people) but never actually thought I fit into either category.  I sure don’t think of myself as old, but by the same token some of my slightly younger friends seemed to have different interests, taste and upbringing. Not a bad thing, but also not generational. More like “half-generational”. I never really got into the Beatles and Nirvana seemed kind of “out there” for a kid from rural Oklahoma. While ready something recently I discovered that I am actually part of “tweener” Generation Jones (born 1955-1965).  The phrase was coined by author Jonathan Pontell. It comes from the slang phrase of the time "jonesing" or yearning for something. Heavy, right? I had never heard of it but it kind of makes sense now. Generation Jones makes up over ¼ of the US population. This ge...

OK, it's really just about bikes, but that title really grabs you, huh? I can't believe its been almost 3 years since I wrote anything here. I apologize to both of my followers. I kind of got in a "funk" and started a couple of new hobbies and bought a new horse. I usually write about surveying or guns or something I might find interesting that day. Since I last wrote I started gravel biking. I have been a cyclist since the 80's (mountain bikes). Last October, me and one of my riding buddies, bought gravel bikes and started training for the Land Run 100 . FARMbike Gravel bikes are, generally speaking, off-road-road bikes. More accurately, they are on-road-mountain bikes. Either way they are fun and fast. Gravel bikes don't have suspension, except what you might get from the tires. The tires are larger and more forgiving that road bike tires and smaller and less forgiving than mountain bike tires, My bike is a Salsa Vaya purchased from District Bicy...