Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations
Cycling Alaska. Bad weather, great scenery, and lots of surprises.
We pedaled off into the gloom, facing a 4-mile climb and rain spitting in our faces. The temperature hovered in the forties, while fog shrouded the peaks of surrounding mountains, leaving a slight gap before mist obscured sections further down
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Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike rides
The Road to Recovery is Covered in Snow
I 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
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Biking4Boomers, meanderings, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
National Bike to Work Day
Biking to work sounds like a good idea, but what if it really is uphill both ways?
My expression says it all.
May 20 is National Bike to Work Day. So for the first time ever, I thought I'd give it
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Bike Gear, Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, meanderings
Re-defining the perfect bicycle on the Erie Canal
When you're a cyclist there's this thing about always wanting the best gear. But my vision of the perfect bicycle changed a bit as I watched my fellow cyclists tackle the 400-mile Erie Canal ride a couple of months ago
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Cycling with Sarcoidosis, meanderings, Mountain bike rides, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Announcing Biking4Boomers
A screenshot from the new Biking4Boomers YouTube Channel
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Road Bike rides
Small Crash, Big Effect. Has this ever happened to you?
My elbow after the crash. I thought this was the worst damage,
Small Crash Big Effect
I had gone around the curve at least a hundred times. It's the best part of my regular evening ride - a
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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...