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Cycling Hilton Head on a real bike. Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized What to do when you are looking for miles and everyone else is just riding to the beach. Mary and I at Harbour Town. “Let’s vacation on Hilton Head.  It’s like a paradise for bicycles!” That’s vaguely what I remember a family member Continue Reading Boomer Ride - Upgrading a Santa Cruz Tallboy Mountain Bike. Bike Gear, Bikes I Ride, Biking4Boomers, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized The Tallboy is five years old -- but it's better than new. I recently acquired a Santa Cruz Tallboy.  Like any red-blooded American man the first thing I wanted to do was add some upgrades But nothing says, "You can't get that Continue Reading VLOG: Riding the Champlain Islands in Vermont Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized We rode the Farm to Fork Fondo Champlain Islands and recorded a video along the way. The Champlain Islands - North and South Hero and Grand Isle are large enough for farms, villages, and cycling! We recently joined a lot of other 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 Bicycling 400 Miles on the Erie Canal Trail Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized 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 bicycle The Erie Canal Trail. Miles and miles of Continue Reading Riding with a Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling How I got to ride with Kristin Armstrong Occasionally you get the assignment of a lifetime.  This was one of those. Interviewing Kristin Armstrong after the ride As a reader, you may know that I am a news anchor by trade.  Occasionally 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...