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...
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....
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...
How many cyclists does it take to complete a ride?
The leader starts out somewhat faster than the posted speed for the ride. Of the 12 starters, two assume this IS the ride pace and decide to go off by themselves. The leader soon runs out of steam and slows the pace down too much. Two riders decide to...
Etiquette Rules – or it should
For the first seven years I rode my bicycle in a group, I did not have a single accident. Then I was in several 1.The first was mostly my fault. I wanted to pass between two riders. I loudly and clearly shouted out my intentions. When the rider on...
Cliques & Vibes
Clubs and associations always tend to form cliques. Bicycle clubs are no different. The question then becomes: are you in “the in group” – hereafter known as TIG? (TLCs rule) Are the vibes good, bad, neutral or downright ugly? Why do we do that to people? There is nothing...
Rant # – Leading Rides Well
Leading a bicycle ride from time to time is something all regular and semi-regular club riders should do. However, leading is more than getting out in front and having people follow you. So, for all the leaders I have known and followed, both good and bad, here is the...
Where Paved Roads Invented For Bicycles?
The Good Roads Movement (Wikipedia) occurred in the United States between the late 1870s and the 1920s. Advocates for improved roads led by bicyclists turned local agitation into a national political movement. Outside cities, roads were dirt or gravel; mud in the winter and dust in the summer. Early...