Riding With My Wife
From The Beginning Of Time Up To And Including Today My wife and I often ride alone together — just the two of us. (We also drink often alone, together, but only wine and beer, for the George Thorogood fans among you). Riding with my wife has changed radically...
Hardcore or Chill Cyclist.16
How Do You Ride Your Bicycle? Our ASCENT from hardcore to chill cycling. Yes, we have definitely become chill. Hardcore Then: The longer/hillier way back is better. Chill Now: You have food in my belly, flatter is better. Hardcore Then: 60% chance of rain means 40% chance you can...
3 Scenic Rides In S. California
Riding The Newport Beach, Dana Point. San Clemente & Laguna Woods Area Our local bicycle club does scenic rides on a weekly basis. Every winter, we leave the Kansas City area for the warmth of S. California. We also get the beach. As former New Yorkers who grew up...
2 Fast Miles To The End
Saving your strength when bicycling with a group....
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...
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...
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...