Riding Through 3 Countries In The Alps – Awesome
Riding Through 3 Countries, In The Valleys Of The Alps Several years ago, some friends of ours convinced Susan and me* to take an overseas bicycle trip. I say convinced, because, from our point of view, there are more great places to ride in the United States, like the...
Absolute, Ironclad, Flexible? Rules For Cycling During Covid19 Pandemic.
When riding during with Covid19, there are important things to remember, or not. These are ironclad rules, with unlimited exceptions. They are absolute, with a high degree of flexibility. Huh? You Are Leaving Brooklyn, Pay Attention SHOULD YOU RIDE ALONE DURING THE PANDEMIC? DO YOU NEED A MASK? You...
Group Riding Requires Your Undivided Attention Part 1 of ?
No Safe Riding Habits = Know Pain Know Safe Riding Habits = No Pain You are DRIVING your bicycle, not riding it. Your undivided attention is required. Call Outs Are Good Riding Technique The riders in front of you and the riders behind you don’t necessarily see what you...
Riding With Covid19
This Is A Strange Time When We Go Riding With Covid19 All Around Groups of one No Pace lines You can go at whatever pace you want No mask, when you ride alone*, as it is two hard to breath Shorter rides, especially for the women as most rest...
The 11 Mile Paceline
An 11 Mile Paceline ? At 10′ per bicycle, that’s 6,292 cyclists! Rather, this was the first time I rode with about seven other riders…north on route 47 in Hadley, Ma, for 11 miles, no stops, lights or rests. It was simultaneously exciting (first time), tiring (had to concentrate),...
Some Strange Things Cyclists Do
Why bicycle riders do what they do....
How Many Cyclists Does It Take To Fix A Chain?
Using the group's knowledge for a tricky bike repair while in the middle of nowhere....
Etiquette Is Not UnCool Or Stupid
I Know, I Know, So many posts about etiquette and safe riding. It bears repeating. You are NOT so cool that passing calls like “Stopping”,”Slowing”,”Car Back”, etc. up and down the line of riders does not apply to you You are not so wise that you can prevent the...
Getting Your Spouse On The Bicycle
I’ve seen it happen over and over. Serious cyclists think of a 15% uphill grade as a fun challenge. New cyclists think of a 4% grade as hell. There is often a bit of finesse: Getting Your Spouse On The Bicycle If you want to introduce your significant other...
A Flurry of Questions & Thoughts
Why do most of the paid event rides, which collect thousands of dollars, provide such lousy snacks and no lunch? I realize they make donations of some of this money, but these rides are getting more expensive and the riders are not really getting much back. An unfortunate result...