Pacing is easy to forget when we\’re out on the bike. How tempting it is to start out blazing fast! But if the ride is to be long, or if it\’s a race, taking off like a missile isn\’t necessarily wise. On the other hand, some days we feel sluggish; slow as a snail; like […]
I don\’t know what\’s up with me. I\’ve felt so tired all this past week. In fact, it seems to take a vacation for me to realize just how tired I am! I\’ve done considerably less riding than usual over the last seven days, so I decided to leave today\’s \”long\” ride at 32 miles.
Time is running out. My vacation is almost over already. ALREADY!! Today I made a trip to the salvage store. When I get back from such an excursion, I often look up the prices for the stuff that I bought, to see how much I saved. Amazon seems the easiest \”store\” to use online, but
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Have I gotten stronger, or not? No, I don\’t carry my bicycle around like this. I\’m not into cyclocross. I don\’t think my upper body strength is developed enough for it. In fact, I\’m quite sure it isn\’t. When it comes to just plain riding, I often wonder whether I\’m really improving. As they say,
Don\’t be so quick to try out new things my own! I wanted to start a new Photo album where I could put the pics of the products I\’ve added to my Amazon Affiliates store. I have so many now! Bad move; I should have know better than to experiment. Too often that\’s landed me
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Let\’s look into some cyclist peeves. You know how some things are plain old annoying? Every aspect of life has its aggravating side, and cycling is no exception. Even if you ride \”just\” for recreation: The weather forecast is dire, so you don\’t ride. \”Dire\” does not come to pass, and you realize you could
Letting go is hard. I know what this article means. When the day came that I decided it was time to let my adult tricycle go, I certainly felt some pangs. I started riding with a trike because I had some balance/dizziness issues at the time. I didn\’t dare try to ride a bicycle for
Ah-h-h, vacation time! I don\’t have a hammock to lounge around in, and I probably couldn\’t stay still for long enough to make a hammock worthwhile. I can\’t work on a laptop that way, or ride a bicycle. Alas, my week of vacation time is already half over! But I\’ve still got half a week
Shift UP? DOWN? Sideways? Does all this shift up/shift down confuse you? Have you ever wondered which gear set-up to use in the first place? All those gears can seem intimidating to someone new to multi-gear riding. When do I shift? (Perhaps even HOW do I shift?) Let\’s suppose we\’ve advanced beyond that stage in
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RE-Tool? Well, it\’s not spelled that way, but that\’s what it sounds like. RETÜL is a high-tech bike fitting program. Today I went for re-fit. I thought it might be a good idea because of the tendonitis in my foot. I don\’t understand all the technology, but now I have a riser in my stem