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The best cycling hack is a pool noodle — Quartz

It’s late March and my friend Erik and I are on the first leg of our 2,000-mile bicycle trip from Los Angeles to Denver. After sweating my way up a hill in Southern California, I bask in a glorious downhill.

The best cycling hack is a pool noodle — Quartz

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