This is a day for yellow! Today is the Grand Depart. Of course, in honor of the big race, I\’m wearing yellow. Later we\’ll see pics of the peloton riding past vast fields of sunflowers. Or lavender. Lavender is supposed to be calming, but I\’m not really fond of the smell of lavender; so I\’m […]
Parlez-vous Tour? Yes, it\’s that time again: the Tour de France is underway! Any field has its own lingo, not excepting Le Tour. Want to hang on, or merely understand what they\’re talking about? Check out this list. Little old me versus a pro Tour rider? No comparison, that\’s certain. As followers of TdF know,
This isn\’t Wichita Falls, but you don\’t have to be doing the Hotter\’N Hell 100 to have heat-related cycling problems. About a month ago, I did a long Sunday ride of 45 miles or so. An hour or so afterwards, big-time orthostatic hypotension set in; and it felt like my heart just wasn\’t slowing down.
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Happy Fourth of July! Oh, how nice it was to not have to get up until past 7:00! And to be able to take the time for a longer ride. Oddly, it felt like I had a headwind, even though the breeze was only about 3 mph. It\’s not as though I were blasting along
BIKEcentennial? The year, 1976. The United States was celebrating its Bicentennial. A group of cyclists rode across the country in celebration of this event, with some four thousand riders taking part. Bikecentennial eventually was renamed Adventure Cycling Association, and the rides continue! The Greg Siple Award for Young Adult Bike Travel eventually grew out
Let’s Head for Utah! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” Let’s head for Utah, and the Moab Rocks Mountain Bike Stage Race. The Moab event takes
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This had been a TIRE-ing day. You know how it goes sometimes. You pump up your commuting bicycle\’s tires, and head off to work. Before you\’re halfway there, the bicycle suddenly seems awfully hard to pedal; your speed drop; and the bike doesn\’t seem to roll quite right. You stop; dismount; and find a flat
Some people enjoy playing devil\’s advocate: lining up on the \”con\” side of things. There\’s a lot to be said for taking up cycling: exercise; burning calories; increased metabolic rate; getting outdoors; making new friends; and plain old fun. What about the other side of the argument? Let\’s look at some of those points. #1:
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The Keirsey Temperament Sorter has been around for a long time. Keirsey lists sixteen different personality types; and supposedly your four-letter type tells you what your basic personality is. My \”score\” usually comes up INTJ. Omigosh, I\’m a Rational Mastermind! It takes all kinds, as the old saying goes; and cycling isn\’t immune. What type