I\’m feeling the bite; and I, for one, would not call dentistry \”painless\”. If nothing else, dental work can be a major pain in the bank account! Yet again, I\’m faced with oral surgery. It\’s coming up in just a few days; and there goes money that I\’d rather use for other things. For starters, […]
\”To have cold feet\” is to be nervous. So, am I nervous when I head out for a ride on a cold morning, and my feet are cold? Or, if they aren\’t cold when I start my ride, it isn\’t long before they do get cold. Those socks shown at left look warm and cozy;
Brake Even Gotta have brakes that work! Brake even is what we need when we’ve got to stop that bicycle. We’d be in big trouble without brakes, wouldn’t we? What little bicycle riding I did as a kid involved coaster brakes; the type that you operate by pedaling backwards. The kind I’m familiar with now
Who ever heard of \”good\” derailment? We don\’t want trains to derail, because it can be a major disaster if they do! A bicycle chain is quite another matter. We want it to \”derail\”, i.e. be able to shift from one gear to another. If it couldn\’t, we\’d be stuck with single-gear bicycles; or maybe
How can we manage when time is short? Being a cyclist isn\’t only about riding. Off-bike exercises are important, too; and that means making the time to do them. Many sources that I\’ve read state that riding a bicycle is not only about the legs. You need strength and stability in the core; and in
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Don\’t get into distracted riding. Hello! Do you know where are you riding? We hear so much about distracted driving, and its sometimes tragic consequences. Many years ago, when portable phones were first coming into use, I saw a car with a bumper sticker that read, \”Hang up and drive!\” I agree with that. I\’m
I ended up riding blind today: when you\’ve got a long ride planned, always be sure your cyclocomputer is fully charged! I though I had juiced up my Garmin; but apparently I had forgotten to do so. On the way home, with 16-17 miles still to go, the thing beeped. I looked at the screen;
Get a grip on it! Or a good handle, or something. What I refer to here is bicycle handling skills. Mine, I admit, are very basic, although they seem to be adequate for the type and amount of riding I do. Suppose, however, that I decide some day that I want to take up large-group
My goal is in sight! I\’m drawing towards my goal of 5000 miles (road bike + hybrid) for the year. An average of just over 10.3 miles per day from now through December 31 will do it. I hope Nature cooperates. It isn\’t looking all that good for tomorrow\’s long ride. There\’s a chance of
How about a Paul Revere twist on cyclist training? Remember the Longfellow poem about Paul Revere\’s ride? The signal that British troops were approaching was to be made by lanterns: \”One if by land, and two if by sea\”. Maybe this training decision is analogous: to train by miles; or by time? One of my
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