Stereotypes abound in this world. Such-and-such are \”always\” thus-and-so. If you aren\’t a cyclist, do cyclists bug you? Do they all seem to have been cut from the same cloth? To this list, I can add a thing or two: Cyclists who ride in the dark sans illumination, even when it\’s foggy or raining as […]
Cycling takes off? I\’ll bet Orville and Wilbur would have loved it. But at Kitty Hawk it was probably beyond all imagining. The Gossamer Albatross, you might say, brought things full circle. The Wright brothers were bicycle mechanics; and they built, and flew, the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine. The Gossamer Albatross, which took off
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Wouldn\’t we all like to be flying high? Like an eagle? Or perhaps soaring aloft under our own power, as in the Gossamer Albatross? At any rate, we\’d all like to be flying down the road. I\’m not that fast, but what does it matter? I saw a bald eagle today! I was still about
Long Way to Go Do you ever feel like this cat? I have a long way to go before I’m ready to shoot for another 100-mile day. This morning I felt like this cat. Tired; sleepy; and do-I-really-want-to-ride? But Cycle September isn’t over yet; so I prodded myself out of bed and went for a long ride.
Just how risky is it to be out riding when there\’s a T-storm snooping around? About two weeks ago, I walked outside on my lunch break, with plans to get something to eat at a nearby convenience store. I had gotten only a few yards from the door of the building when an ear-splitting ka-POW!! broke
Worth the Tired Legs Sometimes a trip is worth the tired legs. This morning I hitched up the trailer and rode to the salvage store. There was a minute when I was afraid I might not get to go; it drizzled a bit at around 7:15. But the drizzle soon stopped, and off I went. On the way to
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Some riders are lost in the shadows. We hear a lot about the cycling greats. Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Greg LeMond. But what about the lesser-known riders? There\’s Stan Ockers, Eddy Merckx\’s idol. Ockers is another tragic case of a cyclist being killed in a crash. There are only too many such stories. There\’s Michael
Don\’t overdo it with the water! How often do we hear about the importance of adequate hydration during exercise? Plenty often, but so far I\’ve seen far less attention given to hyponatremia. Yes, it is possible to drink too much water. Scads of water with too little in the way of electrolytes (especially sodium) causes
Wearing of the Green? 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.” The wearing of the green? This isn’t Saint Patrick’s Day; but the expression quite naturally
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Rarin’ to Go Are you simply rarin’ to go? Do you always find yourself trying to outride your buddies? Love seeing how much faster you can get? Maybe racing is for you! I’m a long, long way from trying it. I’d need to learn a lot more about race tactics, how to “read the race”,