cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides
Cycling the Greenbrier River Trail from Caldwell to Anthony
Staying in the Lap of Luxury - The Greenbrier
The front of the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WVa. It's only a five minute drive to the Greenbrier River Trail.
Greenbrier River Trail Caldwell to Anthony
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Spring Summits - Ten Climbs and Good Times
Spring Summits
Gary Butcher, John and Mary Carlin at the famous Red Mailbox on Bradshaw Road. It's a great early season climb. Long, but not very steep.
The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club is onto something. This spring the
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Cycling Twin Peaks - Cahas and Bent Mountains
If there is already another popular loop in the Roanoke area called Twin Peaks, tell me now -- but this seems like the perfect name for this amazing loop.
Riding on Wade's Gap Road
I know my friends
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
New River Trail: Dora to Allisonia
A rare nice day in March turned into a great day on the trail.
After a long winter, and too many mindless miles spinning on the trainer, the temperature hovered in the high 60's and it was time to ride outside.
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
The Failed Fondo
The Star City Medio Fondo
What’s 7,000 feet of climbing among friends? As it turns out, too much for my legs.
“You know a ‘fondo’ is a race, right?” my wife Mary reminded me as we considered signing up for the inaugural
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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...