When I stopped riding my regular non-electric bike after 6 year,s 8 months, and 19 days in a row, I didn’t know when I would be able to start again. Well, that day is today. Although I will be easing back into it with the home trainer, I started counting indoor bike rides long ago. (If you don’t like it, you can go to that new Japanese fusion restaurant that lawyers love, Sosuemi.) The point is, I’ll be back in the saddle again by this time tomorrow.
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7/11/2026: What Can World Cup Soccer / Fútbol Teach Us About Bicycling
1. The bicycle kick. 2. Let me get back to you on that one. 3. SEE #2. Okay, I admit I wrote that title for the clicks. One does wonder about the history after seeing a number of them in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, all of them failing to score goals so far, I think, It would be a quick Wikipedia search to find out why it’s called a bicycle kick and who invented it and so on. Seems like it’s mostly done out of desperation or for show. It’s not good for your back if you land wrong, and you definitely risk a yellow card if you kick somebody in the face doing it. Of course it’s very cool when it does work. Maybe it’s a good metaphor for this blog post: All style and no substance. But maybe I can salvage some inspiration from it.
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A Dude Abikes 