Don\’t forget! Tomorrow begins Cycle September; so I\’d better be sure I don\’t wear myself out tonight like this fellow. The forecast for the next few days is full of rain and T-storms. I hardly need say that I\’m none too pleased about that! We\’ve already had heavy downpours two days in a row. I […]
I\’m not a one-wheeled wonder; and I never thought of doing a hundred miles by — skateboard? Well, it really would not surprise me if somebody has done it, or at least tried. But several years ago I began to wonder whether anyone had done a century by unicycle. Following is part of the text of
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I sure hope I\’m as happy as this lady when I get to be that age. And I hope I\’ll still be pedaling happily away! But being a senior citizen cyclist isn\’t the same as being a twenty-something cyclist, I\’m sure. I didn\’t start riding until I was 51 so I don\’t speak from personal
Should I, or not? You know those days when you just don\’t feel like riding? Some days you\’re tired; or you didn\’t sleep well. Or you even feel like you might be coming down with something. How do you know whether to ride as usual; take it easy; or to take a day off? The
I wish my rides were ever and always like today\’s! You know those days when things go better than you expect? My ride this morning was like that. It was one of those days. I felt tired and sleepy, and didn\’t really feel like going out. I had to prod myself into pulling on the
Step by step is the way to take it; whether trekking through the Outback, or racking up the cycling miles. I thought this article was amusing; but I\’m not quite sure where I\’d place myself on that scale. I\’m most certainly not a First Time Cyclist. After almost nine years of regular riding, I\’ve racked
Oh, coffee! I\’ll bet a lot of people out there were wondering when I would fi-i-i-nally get around to blogging about this topic. I hear a lot about how coffee and cycling seem to go together. We hear about the casual group ride to the local café; or about having a shot of espresso before
Oh, the wildlife I\’ve seen while out riding a bicycle! Armadillos. Raccoons. Opossums. Rabbits. Coyotes. And yes, even bald eagles! There\’s one creature, however, that I would not like to meet; and that\’s the shurale. That part about having to wear your shoes on the wrong feet made me think of Charlie Chaplin as The
What was different about today\’s long ride? After I had been home from today\’s ride (50 miles) for about two hours, the orthostatic hypotension set in. Last Sunday I didn\’t have trouble with it; and I wondered what was different about today. A glance a my ride log gave a hint, to put
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There\’s a Fall event coming up! I wish Fall were as beautiful as this where I live! But that won\’t stop Cycle September, which begins next Saturday, September 1, 2018. I\’m signed up and ready to start; and have been spreading the word among bicycle commuters at work. Our team has always done well; and