Several weeks ago I added some kettlebell exercises to my off-bike routine. I\’ve been doing the same old exercises for six years, and it\’s gotten rather monotonous. I think it\’s time to add some new moves. I\’ve started with a 7.5-lb weight. The physical therapist who has been working with me (for tendonitis in my […]
When the pressure is off, we can relax, right? I\’m not sure sure that I can. It\’s not at all unusual for me to have orthostatic hypotension set in an hour or so after I finish a ride several hours long. But today it\’s lingered for hours! I got home from riding at about 10:30
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Is cyclist training boot camp on two wheels? This seems to turn all I\’ve read about cyclist training on its head. \”Build the base\” comes up again and again in everything I\’ve read until now. The theory is that a cyclist must build a large, strong base of steady-paced rides at a moderate effort level
Short long again? Sounds puzzling, doesn\’t it? Yet again, my Sunday long ride turned out to be fairly short. After having had two short/easy days during the past week, and missing Friday altogether because I couldn\’t get awake in time, I thought that pushing for 50 miles, or even 40, would be a bit much.
Mercury, of Roman mythology, is often depicted as having wings on his heels. Wouldn\’t we all like to be as speedy? Or, perhaps you could say, mercurial? Bicycle messengers probably sometimes wish for winged wheels. I have yet to speak with a bicycle courier, but I wouldn\’t be surprised if the job is quite stressful.
Bike Friday sounds like what Robinson Crusoe\’s friend rides, doesn\’t it? Of course I\’ve heard of \”My good man Friday\”; but I\’ll have to read that book one of these days. So far I\’ve never gotten around to it. Actually, Bike Friday is a folding bicycle. If you have to fly a lot with your
Arizona When I hear “Arizona”, I usually think of the Grand Canyon and deserts; a region so hot and arid that rain evaporates by the time it’s halfway down to the ground. Yes, that happens. We saw it more than once on our Summer road trips, and it’s called virga. A big bicycle ride in
Speaking of Volcanoes… Why are we speaking of volcanoes? I always seem to be finding out about another neat ride. Want to ride around a volcano? Head for Mount Rainier! Recently I looked up RAMROD. That one isn’t for those accustomed to sea level, I’d guess. Nor for a poor climber! The ride includes 10,000 feet
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Perhaps it\’s thanks to Tambora that we have the bicycles that we do. The word \”volcano\” conjures up images of death and destruction. We see pics in the news media of a mountain spewing out huge clouds of ash, emitting streams of molten lava; even burying entire cities. Just look at Pompeii. People who live
What\’s in a name? How do people and places acquire names, or nicknames? One of the signs of a true cyclist, they say, is that you name your bicycles. If that really is the case, count me in! I named the tricycle Valkyrie. That came about one morning when I\’d had the trike about 10