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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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
The Blue Ridge Fondo 30-mile course
The Blue Ridge Fondo 30-Mile Course
As we prepared to ride the Virginia's Blue Ridge Fondo 30-mile course, the sun was out and even at 11 a.m. the temperature was already pushing toward 60. Not a bad day for the Sunday
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
New River Trail Foster Falls to Buck Dam
A week after the Governor shut down Virginia, we were still figuring out how to live our lives. For cyclists, the answer was to ride.
Foster Falls offers a start to one of the most scenic sections of the New
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cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized
Bicycling the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath near Bolivar, Ohio
Twenty miles of history, ecology, and an ambush.
The sky was gray and threatening and the temperature hovered in the mid-50s. But it wasn't raining, and we had been in the car for six hours. It was time to
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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 destinations, Road Bike rides
Of Bikes and a Steam Locomotive
If you are a cyclist who loves your data – your average speed, total feet of climbing, monthly mileage, rank on Strava etc., you know it can be hard to look up from the computer on your handlebars and enjoy
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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...