Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace
My friend Gary and I tried to hang with my sons and their friends. Bad idea.
In my newest Biking4Boomers video I go mountain biking with my fellow boomer Gary as we try to keep up with my two oldest
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Five Takeaways from the Covered Bridge Metric Century
As I wrote in my initial blog about the Covered Bridge Metric Century, this is really a bucket list ride.
The Covered Bridge Metric Century is relatively easy. I ride in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and even our
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
Cobbles, windmills, tulips and and a bit of royalty.
Cycling in Belgium and the Netherlands
Bumping over the cobbled streets of Belgium.
"Check it out. The flag is flying over the palace. That means the king is there," one of our cycling guides from Trek Travel said as we rode up
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
L'Eroica Roanoke The Valley's Friendly Ride
This weekly ride has something for everyone -- but the emphasis is on "Friendly."
Roanoke's Tuesday night ride had become a bit of a problem. According to many people, over the years it had become a victim of it's own success.
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Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized
Cycling Hilton Head on a real bike.
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
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Riding the Going to the Sun Road
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
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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...