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...
Compendium – 4 Reasons, 7 Oblique Exercises & More
Compendium – 4 Reasons, 7 Oblique Exercises & More 4 Research-Backed Reasons Why You Should Exercise for Stress Relief Working out has been touted as a tension-busting strategy many times. Here’s why it’s true. 7 Oblique Exercises That’ll Strengthen Your Core in Just 7 Minutes If you want stability...
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...
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...