Posts by BIKE-HEDONIA
22
Jan
Not My Usual Haunts
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BIKE-HEDONIA
Long time no see.
After months of chilly silence, I’m back, and I’m not in a place where I’d expect to find myself.
A...
09
May
The Accident
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There’s a feeling of cold horror when the traffic parts in front of you, and all you see are skid plates.
Don’t get me wrong, ...
11
Jun
ACL Rehab Update
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Here's a little update on the ACL rehabilitation process - and the generally risky situation for female dirt bikers.
https://youtu....
04
Jun
From Singapore to Chiang Mai
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It’s Sunday and everyone’s out riding enduro except me. I sit in the shadowy office, trying to ignore the abandoned gecko tail on my de...
04
May
Change your knobbies
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The air is filled with flying termites. Last night, the rain fell softly for hours, waking up the baked earth and ushering the jungle b...
24
Apr
Water Wars & New Beginnings
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It’s dark and the sound of frogs on the fish pond is deafening. All around me, cool dew is settling on the wild banana trees, the coffe...
11
Apr
The Soviet Hospital
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It’s time to take my stitches out, so join me for a stroll back in time to the Cold War. The cheapest hospital in Vung Tau is the Sovie...
05
Apr
Blue Sky Convalescence
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While Chiang Mai burns, I am convalescing under blue skies at the South China Sea.
02
Apr
Small Rant
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I’m over it. It’s been one week since surgery and my tolerance for the suboptimal is going down. Cumulative frustration is starting to ...
30
Mar
Day Four
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Day four, I have escaped. Through displays of spectacular enthusiasm for physical therapy and the light of day, I have convinced my doc...
26
Mar
Health
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I’m in a hospital room full of old ladies who appear to be dying.
Some of them are comatose, their faces relaxed in oblivion. One tu...
24
Mar
Knee Down
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We take off from Chiang Mai in thick, bright haze. The heat wicks your breath away like a kick to the stomach and the street outside ou...
15
Mar
End of a Season
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The sun has been red for two weeks: the burning season is here.
Every year, from the beginning of March, the mountains of north...
29
Oct
Back to my beginnings: Australia
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I’m trying to sleep on the floor of Changi Airport, my head on my backpack, my arm draped over my helmet. I have a five hour layover, t...
02
Aug
Injury
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It’s been a while. I told you all about the hill climb, and nothing of the race.
Well, the race was awesome. It was hot and difficul...