mikebet

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Joined: Sep 26, 2018

Last seen: Aug 18, 2024

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  mikebet replied to the thread Rest step - has anyone used this technique on steep uphill sections?.
  
  Small steps, move slowly, breathe more deeply than you think you need to -- that always worked for me climbing at high altitude in the Andes.
  
  Aug 18, 2024
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  mikebet replied to the thread Rest Day in Vigo.
  
  Take the passenger ferry over to the towns across the harbor. It's cheap (3 euros?) and a nice ride and harbor tour. The ticket office is easy to find on the docks.
  
  Aug 3, 2024
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  mikebet replied to the thread Traveling with a cello.
  
  Another note of caution for airports: some years ago in the airport in San Sebastian I was the involuntary observer of a very heated discussion between a guy trying to check in with a cello and the ticket counter gal. It went on for a long time...
  
  Aug 3, 2024
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  mikebet replied to the thread Douro Valley.
  
  My wife and I took a one-day boat tour starting in Porto and then came back to Porto by train in the late afternoon as part of the package. No winery stops. I can't remember the boat ride end point, but it was a long day by the time we got back...
  
  Jul 23, 2024
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  mikebet replied to the thread AI-driven exoskeleton lightens your load and elevates performance.
  
  Everybody's laughing, but at my age a mechanical boost may one day make the difference between a nap in the La-Z-Boy or a hike in the woods. Let me remind you of Charles Barkley's profound observation: "Father time is undefeated." You...
  
  Jul 13, 2024
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  mikebet replied to the thread Performance Fabrics - Truth or Myth?.
  
  If you don't sweat, never get caught in the rain or don't have to air-dry your clothes overnight cotton works just fine. But for normal mortals synthetic is best.
  
  Jul 13, 2024
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