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Warm and breezy, but very light traffic (for urban riding, anyway) due to the Labor Day holiday. A pleasant ride along the Mystic, Alewife, and Malden Rivers; through Malden, Medford, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville, and Everett. 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Also liking my new front tire, which I replaced after a flat last week; the old, knobby tread was almost gone after 3200mi\/5200km., but the new tire has normal street-type siping and is both smoother and much, much quieter. Nice!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180831_1047081-e1535995507682-576x1024.jpg?resize=576%2C1024\")
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