My Social Distance Bicycle Ride
MY SOCIAL DISTANCE BICYCLE RIDE or Indecision is the key to flexibility. Also see this post. I hadn’t been riding for a week or so, of more or less constant rain, in sunny Southern California. Susan and I are staying in place here as opposed to the Kansas City...
2 Fast Miles To The End
Saving your strength when bicycling with a group....
14 Bicycle Lies
Bicycle Lies & What Is Really Meant, Truthful Or Not I am not going too slow. You are doing a relaxed/recovery pace on purpose. You chose to go on a ride that you knew would be a push and cannot keep up. The huge breakfast was a bad idea....
3 Beautiful Vermont Bicycle Rides
Beautiful And Scenic, With Plenty Of Hills And Thrills, 3 Beautiful Vermont Bicycle Rides Two of the bicycle clubs I was in when I lived on (yes, on not in) Long Island (pronounced Longailand) NY, took multi day trips to central Vermont every summer. One club rented a house...
Bicycling Strong 302 – Speed vs. Roses
Ride Strong – Either Way Works Some of our strong rides in Oregon Columbia River Gorge, Rhode Island, California, Florida and Kansas City (yes, even KC). If the ride is about Speed vs. Roses, my wife, will, invariably, chose roses. On occasion, however, she will consider bursts of speed...
Incredibly Good, Bad, Ugly x 5
An Incredibly Mixed Bag Of Emotions On A Single Ride The Incredibly Good: Feeling great, weather great, riding the route you want. The Bad: Scattered thundershowers enter into the picture. Or, maybe not The Ugly: You and your bicycle with all the mud splatter. The Good: Beating “you know...
Evil Cars vs. Courteous Cyclists
Or Evil Cyclists, Courteous Cars? Courteous Cyclists Would Be My Preference but often, riding with groups, I find fault with my peers . . . often for not riding single file when there is traffic. The error does not all lie with the motorless two wheel riders, however. The...
4 Unforgettable Rides In Cape Cod
4 Unforgettable Rides In Cape Cod, Including Martha’s Vineyard Two the bicycle clubs I rode with when I lived on Long Island (pronounced longailand) made annual treks to Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. We did the same basic rides year after year, because they were gorgeous. Long Island Bicycle...
Start Your Ride With 15 People. Return Alone
Start Your Ride With 15 People & Painstakingly Return Alone Dash out of the starting point about 2-3 miles faster than the maximum ride pace. Two of your riders decide to go off at their own pace. You may tell them you will slow down, but they won’t believe...
7 Great Days Cycling Palm Desert
7 Great Days Cycling Palm Desert In 2013, Susan and I spent a week in Palm Desert, CA (someone has to do it) bicycling and hiking. First stop Tri A Bike, for our rentals. We found them to be the best price for good aluminum rentals. Rental prices, at...