Is there a special bicycle ride for Cinco de Mayo? Yes, there is! It\’s on the first Sunday of May. Maybe the riders fuel themselves with tacos and salsa instead of Clif Bars and GU-Gels? Today, Cinco de Mayo 2019, is Sunday, which is my long-ride day, anyhow. Unfortunately I don\’t have any taco shells […]
If we\’re to pick our battles, bicycle advocacy is a wonderful thing to choose. We cyclists need all the help we can get, after all. Our advocates work to raise awareness of cycling: to get more folks riding; to increase motorists\’ awareness of people riding bicycles; and to improve infrastructure so that there are more
I\’m jumping the gun today! It\’s not Cinco de Mayo yet, but I got in the mood for tacos. I figured that any Mexican restaurant will be crammed on the real Cinco de Mayo, so I decided to get my licks in now. Of course I\’m stuffed, all the more as I got root beer
\”Don\’t let it go to your head\” is an admonition that most of us have heard at one time or another. In this case, we do need to let it go to our heads. Head injury seems to be getting more and more attention these days, in all sports. We hear of pro football players
Do we know when to back off? We all have days when we simply don\’t feel up to riding, whether we ride strictly for fun and exercise; or are in serious training. Especially if you fall into the second category, how do you tell whether it\’s a case of not being in the mood that
It\’s May Day! What?! It\’s already MAY? I don\’t know where the time goes; and like most cyclists, I wish I had more time to ride. Maybe I need The Time-Crunched Cyclist? It sounds as though following the \”crunched\” plan means short, very intense, rides several times a week. I\’m not sure I\’m fit enough
Après Love to Ride! Now that Love to Ride is over, I can relax a bit. Between the special effort to ride to work daily, and physical therapy because of tendonitis in my foot, I\’m actually quite tired. And I can think about the next Challenge, of course. Among the badges that local Love to