Riding on Long Island, NY certainly different than less congested parts of the country. The real issue is not the traffic, that can be mostly avoided. The challenge is to find areas that are really pretty, with all the housing and development around. It does exist. The south shore...

Seems like my last post was in August of 2012!  Way too long. This has been the season of changed plans, new trips and a new bicycle. The bicycle road trip from Long Island to Kansas City got cancelled.  A lot of things going on this summer cut into...

Why not to buy a new bicycle...

Value of pilates for bicycling...

Its been a sparse summer for my blogs, I know.  Will try to do better.  To make up for the lack of posts, however, here is a gift. We were at three stages of the US Pro Cycling Tour in Colorado, this summer. Our trip to Colorado was planned...

Its been over a month since my last post.  So much for two posts a month, April to November :). Susan and I were in Russia for part of that time (photos here).  After that I was involved in sorting reviewing and posting the photos. Susan is back to...

As the summer progresses my riding is settling into the new pattern alluded to in the previous blog. My rides with Susan are now up in the 35-50 mile range, at a low to moderate aerobic rate. (L) My weekend rides without Susan, with our regular riding group are...

Returning to bicycling after a second accident involving broken bones....

On the main page of The Bicycle Site (late March 2011) are some links to stories about cycling in Central Park NY. It seems there are a few faded signs about a 15 mph speed limit in the park.  However, the real speed limit is 25 mph. NYC’s finest...

How people react to serious bicycle accidents....