The numbers are in! Between my two bicycles I rode 5185 miles during 2018; and my total time is 437:28:09. Sure, there are riders out there who accomplished far more. Some riders put in several times the mileage; and my own accomplishments pale in comparison. But seeing what I can do is exciting. In fact, […]
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Ring out the old, be it carillon; bicycle bell; or whatever. It\’s already time for an old year to depart. What do you do on New Year\’s Eve? When we kids were old enough, we\’d stay up until midnight. My mother would join us, and we\’d nibble on hard candies and pretzels; and play Monopoly®
Don\’t forget to dream big! Now that we\’re on the verge of a new year, it\’s a good time to catch a few cycling dreams. It\’s fine to make New Year\’s resolutions; and to set goals. Resolutions can give us a jump start, so to speak. Without goals we might not make progress. But what about
Don\’t forget why we ride! So, why do we ride? For fun, or for exercise? Do we ride to compete; or to lose weight? Or is it just to get around town? For me, it began because I needed a way to get to places beyond walking distance; and without a car. I immediately took
I made it! Today I rode 50.2 miles, bringing my road bike\’s long-term total mileage to 21,000. About a week ago, I saw that I was getting close to 21K; and decided to push to make it to that goal by New Year\’s. And I made it! Actually, I was afraid I might not make
Have I covered the topic of ankling yet? I\’m not sure whether I\’m performing it properly; or even whether I\’m doing it at all. If I got the hang of it, though, it might help me. Correct ankling technique is said to improve your power with less difficulty. Of course there\’s argument over it, as
I\’m tired of gray skies! Today was another damp, gloomy, gray day. At 59 degrees (4:15 pm) it isn\’t so very cold, but I wouldn\’t mind seeing a little sunshine. It\’s so humid that the carpet in this place feels damp. This morning I felt very tired, so I didn\’t go for a ride. Every
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Time is running short. We have only three more days left to accomplish our 2018 cycling goals. Can we make them all? Last Sunday I met my mileage goal for the year: 5000 miles between my two bicycles. Now I want to bring my road bike\’s long-term total mileage to 21,000 by the end of
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Sleigh Ride Can a sleigh ride also be a bicycle ride? Maybe, if you could find a rider strong enough to pedal a pedicab, equipped with special tires, hitched to said sleigh. The trouble with such an arrangement is this. The only one getting the bike ride, and the exercise, would be the person on the pedicab.
Did you ever dream of being a pilot? With Christmas just past, no doubt there are a lot of youngsters who are all excited about their brand-new bicycles. Once they get the hang of riding, how many of them imagine that they\’re a cowboy (or cowgirl)? Or a race-car driver, or an airplane pilot? Maybe