Last Rides of The Season

For me, early November is the end of my season.  The weather gets raw and my excitement level wans until March. This year, however, Susan and I took some breaks during the season…a vacation out west, some weeks where we only rode once or twice, etc.  So, while I...

Riding The Grand Tetons

There is something surreal about bicycling in The Grand Tetons. Regardless of which way you ride, there is open prairie on one side and the majestic peaks of the Tetons on the other. Susan and I had an opportunity to ride through this landscape. As with the Mickelson Trail...

30 Seconds of Fame & A Personal Best Ride

My final blog on riding out west — Grand Tetons — will have to wait until next time. There are 15 minutes of fame for some people. On a bike, however, it is often more like 30 seconds of fame. In a good riding season, however, that is coupled...

Paranoid Cycling

Are you paranoid about any new rider in your group? Do you fully expect the unknown or unsafe rider in your group to do something dumb? Do you consciously avoid riding near certain people, even people you may like, when they are on a bicycle? If you answered yes...

The Flat Tire Project

A flat tire fix should be just that. But sometimes it becomes a project. The scenario: My wife, her brother and his wife wanted to go to a huge plant store. For me this rates slightly above watching re runs of Mr. Rogers. With a free hour to two...

Weather 7 Cyclists 3

What a crappy weather system we have been having in the NY metro area this spring. Repeated emails to the weather bureau have not produced results.  Requests for a refund or redo have been ignored. I protest. Even today, it was cloudy, but the weather forecast was for...

The Season of Alternatives

Susan and I ride from March/April to October/November. When we were still working we rode most weekends and took short, one hour rides some week nights. When we became retired we rode two to four full rides most weeks. By mid September I was riding to avoid going back...

The Weather Gift

Today was a weather gift. Although it is only April 18 on Long Island, NY, it felt more like May 20. I was leading a supposedly relaxed pace today. The good news was the weather. The bad news was I was really enjoying it. So, the pace was somewhat...

Cold Start To A New Season

For seasonal riders like Susan and myself, March and early April have given us less than great weather. We did, however, get in two rides last week, and will ride again tomorrow. Every year is the same in one sense. No matter how much time we spend at the...