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The Apple Watch and other Cycling Gadgets. Bike Gear, Gravel rides, meanderings, Road Bike rides Do Garmin, Strava and Apple Watches enhance your ride experience? For me, ride technology is a guilty pleasure. The Workout app on my Apple Watch. I can't start a ride without it. Thanks to my Apple Watch and other stuff, Continue Reading The Chocolate Tour in Hershey, Pa. cycling destinations, Road Bike rides Cycling the Chocolate Tour Let me say up front, that I enjoyed The Chocolate Tour so much that I can't wait for the months to pass, so I can do it again. The 75 mile course takes you through some of the 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 World Hunger Ride - Franklin County, Va. cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized The World Hunger Ride 50-miler Departing for the World Hunger Ride from the Antioch Church Sometime in the early or Mid-1990's, I decided I wanted to try riding a century.  I had been mountain biking a lot and Continue Reading Cycling 60 Miles of Gorgeous Gravel Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized Riding the Loudoun 1725 Gravel Grinder Gravel riding fascinates me.  And doing the Louden 1725 Gravel Grinder adds a couple more layers of interest – most of it historical and equestrian. But first, the gravel part.   Arriving at the dreaded creek crossing. Photo: Continue Reading Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah cycling destinations, Road Bike rides The Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah, a great ride through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, with just the right amount of sustainability, fun and history. Add in an unusual evening at a bed and breakfast in nearby Strasburg and what’s Continue Reading

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ABOUT ME

Who am I?

I ride mountain & road bikes near my home in Roanoke, Va. I also travel to cycling destinations, take pix and write about it.

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The e-bike paradigm shift. Facing the future on a tour through history.

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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Cycling vs. Pickleball It’s no match.

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...
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Cobbles, windmills, tulips and and a bit of royalty.

Cycling through Belgium and The Netherlands means windmills, tulips and cycling narrow European streets. Wonderful....
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Re-defining the perfect bicycle on the Erie Canal

I was convinced my stuff didn't stack up when in reality I was dangerously close to wearing a tux to a barbeque....
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Cycling Alaska. Bad weather, great scenery, and lots of surprises.

Not every bike ride can be epic. This one was....
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Bicycling 400 Miles on the Erie Canal Trail

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...
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Adventures on the bike despite Sarcoidosis.

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...
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