The upcoming New Year will be one for vision, won\’t it? After all, it\’s 2020, right? I don\’t have 20/20 vision any more, but I can still do without glasses most of the time. Besides, we don\’t really need glasses to conjure up a vision of the next year\’s cycling goals, do we? Naturally I […]
Crunching the numbers, that is. Sometimes it just has to be done, although crunching potato chips, or Combos, or corn chips is much more fun. December 31 is the day to add up the year\’s total bicycle mileage. Here\’s what I have: road bike: 3052.43 miles; 277:32:54 hours hybrid : 1044.91 miles; 131:45:56 hours
Does the approach of 2020 have you feeling extra-adventurous? Does a MTB trip seem like too little? Maybe a fantasycart Unicycle will fit the bill. So far I\’ve had no desire to try a unicycle. Having nothing to hold onto means no handlebars for steering. I guess riding a one-wheeler means a lot of reliance on core
Out with the old! The old road bike chain, that is. Seems quite fitting that I get a new bicycle chain on the verge of a new year, doesn\’t it? Over the past week or two I noticed that, when I shifted cogs on my road bike, the shifting wasn\’t crisp. The chain hesitated before
Azerbaijan 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.” Does it puzzle you that a cyclist would want to tour Azerbaijan? It seems like such an exotic,
Nouvelle cuisine as it’s supposed to be, probably would not include hot dogs! I did try another new twist on chicken tikka masala today, so I got the “nouvelle” part right, at least. To be precise, it’s another version of “Chinese hot dogs“. Yesterday at the salvage store, I found sweet & sour sauce. It’s
Can you call this WINTER? Here it is, December 28. Winter began, officially, a week ago. But does it feel like Winter? Far from it! In fact, it\’s almost hot. The temperature now, at 1:45 pm, is in the high 70s. I\’m glad it\’s overcast, or it would feel much hotter. But is it going to
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I sure got a double malady today: brain FAG and brain FOG. About noon I decided to ride over to the bike shop, to look for a new pair of gloves. I got there only to realize that I\’d left my \”wallet\” home. I had also forgotten to re-set the bicycle computer before starting out.
\”To your health!\” is a popular toast. Health is essential to everyone. Of course there are days when we feel under the weather, like this kitty. Riding isn\’t fun then, and sometimes we need to take a day or two off. But what about those who live with chronic health issues? What do they need
Silent morn? Isn\’t it supposed to be Silent NIGHT? It\’s a silent morn when you go out riding at 5:40 am on Christmas Day. There was far less traffic than usual, and fewer people out cycling or jogging. The fog was much less than I thought it might be. Sometimes fog means pea soup, but