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Cranksgiving in Roanoke Road Bike rides It'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 Reading Beers I have Ridden: Beale's Red IPA Beers 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 Reading Gravel 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 Reading The Road to Recovery is Covered in Snow Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike rides 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 Continue Reading Mountain 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 Reading Riding the Going to the Sun Road cycling destinations, Road Bike rides There 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

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I set out to learn more about Virginia for its 250th anniversary. Instead I learned some hard lessons about e-bikes....
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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...
Cycling through Belgium and The Netherlands means windmills, tulips and cycling narrow European streets. Wonderful....
I was convinced my stuff didn't stack up when in reality I was dangerously close to wearing a tux to a barbeque....
A 400-mile trek along the Erie Canal Trail is more than a bike ride. My wife and I set out with some friends – and about 600 other people to...
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...