cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Mountains Were Calling... and So I Went.
An Adventure in Glacier National Park
The Backroads van picking us up in Whitefish, Montana.
Glacier National Park (Carlinthecyclist.com) Since I live in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, John Muir’s famous line, “The mountains are calling and I
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cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides
Riding the Deschutes River Trail Bend, Oregon
Riding in Bend
When you live in the east, you pretty much only dream about riding in the west. Oh, sure we have awesome mountain biking here -- some of the best in the world. But you always want what you
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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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Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Gravel Camp - How to properly bike the road less traveled.
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
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cycling destinations
All American Bike Ride: Wintergreen 4th of July
Wintergreen 4th of July
What better way to spend the Fourth of July than suffering with friends, eating red, white and blue popcorn and gourmet hot dogs?
Happy cyclists at Raven's Roost overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway
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cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides
Sarcoidosis Breakthrough A Ride with a Happy Ending
Virginia's Blue Ridge Fondo was a milestone for 2019.
I'm writing this in late October, 2019. It hasn't been a very good year for cycling.
At least not cycling performance.
In my mind, cycling performance is an indication of fitness,
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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...