Bring on the Soap! 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.” Bring on the soap! The Dirty Kanza is running! Dirty Kanza. Sounds like a case […]
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The Sky’s the Limit The sky’s the limit; really. Can you imagine a 100-mile mountain-bike race at over a mile up? I feel breathless merely thinking about it. But a lot of riders head for Leadville, Colorado for just such an event. The course starts at over 10,000 feet altitude; and reaches well over 14,000
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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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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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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
RAGBRAI 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.” RAGBRAI?! What on earth is that? Oh, those long rides to put on a bucket list! I’ve daydreamed
Pre-Cinco de Mayo 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.” Pre-Cinco de Mayo gives us a bit of a preview! Many cyclists do city riding: going
They Sure Meant “Challenge”! They sure meant “challenge” when they designed the April Love to Ride challenge! I really got it this morning; not so much the jaunt on the road bike as pedaling to work a half hour or so afterwards. While I was out on the road bike, I saw distant lightning; but heard no thunder. During
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Steppes Towards Improved Cycling? 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.” For steppes towards improved cycling, why not head for — well — the steppes? We
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Aye Eye? Aye, eye? Is that really so? Yes, it is. Look where you want your bicycle to go. The bike wants to follow your eyes, they say. That can be tricky when you’re a beginning rider, and you very much want to NOT run into something or someone; it seems counterintuitive. The secret there