Cranksgiving in RoanokeRoad Bike ridesIt's hard to ride very far in November in Roanoke. It's just too cold. Sure you get the odd day when it's not -- and we all take advantage of those rare opportunities, but you just don't get the urge Continue ReadingBeers I have Ridden: Beale's Red IPABeers I have ridden, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized The bar at Beale's gives you a sense that these people are serious about the establishment. On our stop, I chose the Beale's Red.
Mary arrives atop Thunder Ridge. For pokey riders like Continue ReadingGravel Camp - How to properly bike the road less traveled.Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
In the Summer of 2023, Cardinal Bicycle of Roanoke invites you to learn how to enjoy the real backroads.
Gravel Camp is a fun way to think of a series of four rides offered in the summer of 2023 in Virginia's Continue ReadingThe Road to Recovery is Covered in SnowCycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike ridesI wondered if I was ever going to ride my bike again.
This is a happy post. It really is. But honestly, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever get to write it. It's all because of an illness called sarcoidosis.
In January Continue ReadingMountain Cycling vs. Beach Cycling.cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized The bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway connects the mainland to Holden Beach. The two dots in the middle are Mary and me.
The Epiphany started with a window decal
Mary and I stopped at a red light on Continue ReadingRiding the Going to the Sun Roadcycling destinations, Road Bike ridesThere is a reason
the Going to the Sun Road
should be on
every cyclist’s bucket list.
Bags out at 6:10 am. That was the mandate from the Backroads trip leaders the morning we were to bike to Logan Pass on the Going to Continue Reading
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...