What goes on in the velodrome? I remember hearing a Boy Scout song when I was a kid that said something about, \”The horses run around, their feet are on the ground\”. Want to see cyclists ride around (and around and around!), or try it yourself? Track cycling might be your thing. The track cyclist […]
A cyclist on the wing sounds like flying down the road at 25 mph. Riding like that would leave scant time for birdwatching. My father always enjoyed the outdoors. I never saw him ride a bicycle (although he may have done so when he was a kid), but he was quite a one for bird-watching.
Thinking it up, and a great deal of it, is behind our present-day bicycles. Their precursor, the Draisine, was invented during the notorious \”Year without a Summer\” following the eruption of Tambora. Crops were failing, and it was hard to get feed for horses. The \”hobbyhorse\” didn\’t need either feed or stabling. But what of
I sure have far to go before I get back to my pre- hamstring injury fitness, although I\’m not about to abandon my poor bicycle in the middle of a field when the process is frustratingly slow. I\’ve been gradually increasing the distance that I ride, but am still taking it easy. That muscle isn\’t
My apologies. Catrike doesn\’t look at all like my old tricycle, but I don\’t have a pic that does. The March 2019 issue of Adventure Cyclist carried an article about Catrike. A Catrike is recumbent style, and has the so-called tadpole wheel configuration; two wheels up front, and one in the back. This trike that
Tikka Masala Goes Abroad 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.” Tikka masala goes abroad! Time for a travelogue, here. My experiments in the kitchen have
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What a paradox we\’ve got here! Weatherwise, things don\’t seem to add up. The temperatures are finally feeling more like Fall. At the same time, there\’s a system out there in the Gulf of Mexico that has high potential to reach tropical storm strength! Not the time to take off for a century ride, that\’s
Feeling Jumpy? 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.” Are you feeling jumpy from hanging around home? Tired of your local bike path? How about cycling
A noon-day ride is unusual for me. I’ve become well-used to going out before sun-up, because it’s the best way for me to be sure I do get to ride. When I’m working, that is. But this morning it was drizzly; I just didn’t feel like going out in it; and being on vacation means
Central Grocery, a mom-and-pop style store, has been in business for over a century. It\’s famous for its olive salad and the muffuletta sandwich. Now and then I visit Central Grocery when cravings for a \”muf\” (pronounced \”muff\”) strike. You can get either a whole muf or a half-muf, and believe me, a half-muf is