Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Spring Summits Are Back
Once again spring has come and with it the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club’s Spring Summits Challenge.
The Club designates ten climbs in the Roanoke area and gives riders the entire season to complete them. So we have from March 20 to
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
Cobbles, windmills, tulips and and a bit of royalty.
Cycling in Belgium and the Netherlands
Bumping over the cobbled streets of Belgium.
"Check it out. The flag is flying over the palace. That means the king is there," one of our cycling guides from Trek Travel said as we rode up
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Over the Edge Indeed! Hurricane Cliffs, Utah
Mountain biking at Hurricane Cliffs, Utah means not looking down, unless you have to. And sometimes you have to.
Mountain Biking at Hurricane Cliffs in Hurricane, Utah outside St. George, was a bonus day ahead of a long-scheduled trip to
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides
Greenbrier River Trail
Steam Trains, beautiful scenery and a long tunnel are all part of a bike ride on the Greenbrier River Trail.
After a summer of road biking and some recent issues with a hilly 66 mile ride, a rails to trails adventure
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
L'Eroica Roanoke The Valley's Friendly Ride
This weekly ride has something for everyone -- but the emphasis is on "Friendly."
Roanoke's Tuesday night ride had become a bit of a problem. According to many people, over the years it had become a victim of it's own success.
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Beers I have ridden, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides
Beers I have Ridden: Deschutes Pacific Wonderland
Sometimes Beer and Bikes go together very well
Bath County, Va. (CarlinTheCyclist.com) -- Through some stroke of luck I have landed on the list of media people who occasionally receive samples of the latest beer produced by Deschutes Brewery in Bend,
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I betrayed my love, and now I’m left to suffer. The plastic ball full of whiffle holes bounced lightly in front of me. It wouldn’t hop more than a foot...
A sarcoidosis perspective on cycling My cycling has come a long way since I began lamenting the difficulties of riding while dealing with sarcoidosis and the multiple medications to keep...
Sometimes it just takes a little luck and a good guide. As we drove to the ride start of our gravel ride, my buddy Gary’s wife Barbara called. Thanks to...