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What I Will Remember From Middle School Five Years From Now? Five years from now, I will be 19. I will remember the fun we had during WIN and the fun projects we did in Seminar and Fab Friday. We have done tons of fun projects over the years in seminar, and I will remember the experience of researching these topics and then presenting on them. This experience has also made me better at presenting and creating slide shows on projects. All-in-all, Middle School has been somewhat fun and I will remember that fun.

Cyclocross Bikes Cyclocross bikes are road bikes with knobby tires, disc brakes, and sturdier frames. The knobby tires are for riding off road, the disc brakes are to stop fast on slippery surfaces. Touring Bikes Touring bikes are road bikes with relaxed frame angles so that they are more comfortable for riding long distances. The tires are also knobby so that touring bikes can go off road when riding on trails. They also have many racks for carrying all of the necessary touring equipment. Cargo Bikes Cargo bikes are for carrying large loads over short distances. Because of this they generally have lots of cargo space, a large kickstand for loading and unloading, and fenders to protect the cargo from water. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi4lYDAjLHUAhWq6YMKHeusDRUQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycling.com%2Fbikes-gear%2Frecommended%2F17-for-2017-best-adventure-and-

Falmouth Town Landing Market to Cousins Island: This is a nice small ride with many hills. It is nice if you want to go fast and have some nice views but don't want to go that far. The views are when you are over the bridge and at various other times on the ride when you can see the water. This ride is all on actual roads so be careful and watch for cars. At times, pavement can be bumpy and the shoulder of the can be small.  Section of the Mountain Division Trail to Sebago Lake: When I rode this, I started on the Mountain Division Trail by the Post Office in South Windham. The section of trail from the post office to where I make a left off of the trail is paved and is not very hilly. The squiggly section from where I turned left off of the original trail is not paved and is quite bumpy. The rest of the highlighted route is because I needed to ride 25 miles and what I had ridden already was not sufficient. This ride is fairly flat. Eastern Trail in Scarborough: T

There are three basic types of bikes: the road bike, the mountain bike, the hybrid bike, and the other kinds of bikes. This post will only cover hybrid, mountain, and road bikes. Other kinds of bikes might be covered in a later post. There are tons of subcategories under and between all of these main types, but these are the main categories. Road bikes:     These bikes are built for riding on roads. They generally have light frames without suspension because of this. They also generally have thin tires for aerodynamics and decreased rolling resistance. Most road bikes have dropped handlebars that offer a multitude of riding positions and positions that are more aerodynamic.  Mountain Bikes:      Mountain bikes are made for riding off road and on trails. Most types of mountain bikes have suspension to absorb the bounce of riding off or over obstacles. Mountain bikes that only have front suspension or have no suspension at all are called hardtail mountain bikes. Mountain b

Randonneuring is long-distance, unsupported riding where riders attempt routes of 200 km or more. Riders have to check in at checkpoints called "controls" along the route. Sometimes riders can get food and water at checkpoints. Some events have riders use cards called "Brevet Cards" that get stamped at each checkpoint. These are to make sure riders use the correct route and do not cheat by skipping ahead. In general, randonneuring events are more for the ride than for the race. This means that the riders are, in general, more interested in the ride itself rather than winning the event. All in all, randonneuring is a fun sport that is more for the enjoyment of the journey rather than the glory of the podium.  A randonneuring bike with fenders, a basket, and road handlebars. 

     Cyclocross is a type of bike racing where you race many laps around a short track made of a mixture of grass, trails, pavement, muddy places, gravel, sand, and steep hills and other obstacles that require the rider to dismount and carry their bike over the obstacle then remount on the other side. Races can be based on a time limit or certain number of laps. In many occasions, race officials wait to see how long it takes for the first lap to be completed before deciding on how many laps/minutes the race will be.      Cyclocross bicycles are quite similar to road bikes with a few changes such as greater tire clearances, lower gearing, stronger frames, knobbier tires, cantilever or disc brakes, and a more upright riding position. All in all, cyclocross is a great sport. Cyclocross bike Next week: What is Randonneuring? Works Cited "Cyclo-cross." Wikipedia . Wikimedia Foundation, 04 May 2017. Web. 12 May 2017. "Spotted: Specialized's All-New 2018

In 1869,  Eugène Meyer of Paris invented the high-wheeler (aka. the "penny farthing") and the wire-spoke tension wheel. This was one of the earliest predecessors to the modern bicycle. With front wheels up to 60 inches in diameter and a direct drive system, they were hard to mount and painful to crash because of the height and hard to ride because of the high center of gravity. Despite all that, the penny farthing took off in popularity.  Next came the manufacturing of a rear-wheel, chain-drive  bicycle with similarly sized wheels and pneumatic tires. These inventions made the bike even more popular because the idea of riding a bicycle with symmetrical wheels wrapped in tires filled with air was a lot more fun than bouncing around high above the street on solid tires. An effect of the huge popularity of bicycles was that cities and municipalities began paving roads to accommodate the flood of cyclists. That's right. Roads were built for bikes. Remember that next time so

The waterproof case that the matches come in I recently aquired a box of UCO stormproof matches that I was planning on using for lighting solid fuel tablets and for other camping fires. Since then I have used them to light solid fuel tablets. I have also tested the water-proofness of them. They worked great and I figured out that as long as there is enough of the orange portion of the match left, the match can't be put out by water or wind. After being dunked underwater, the match does sputter but it still is lit. The case that the matches come in is very protective and is waterproof. The case comes with 25 matches and 3 strikers. The case fits 25 matches, give or take. These are the right choice is you want to definitely make a fire. These matches are the most reliable method of ignition I have found so far because they don't go out until, at the very least, the orange portion of the match is burned through. Both regular matches and regular lighters go out easily with wind

    I was recently thinking that I wanted to build something. I thought for awhile about what that something would be and eventually settled on a sled. I decided to build a sled because I have never been that satisfied by the store-bought models and thought I could make something better. I believe that I can build a sled that goes faster, lasts longer, and is possibly more comfortable than the store bought models. I am using downhill skis for the base of my sled because I know that they have very little resistance and people using them can go quite fast*. The top of my sled will be either some boards or a bench-press or similar cushion if I can find one. This post will cover my plan for the sled, the materials I am using, and what I have done so far for the project.       If you build or replicate this, be careful when using it. In the words of BrutalEfficiency  ^ on instructables:  "How do you brake? You don't. Brakes were invented by cowards. This Extreme project is Extrem