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Fun on Flat Ground. Cycling the Burlington Bikeway. cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized You ride a paved path from downtown Burlington, Vt to a gravel trail that takes you out the Colchester Causeway into the middle of Lake Champlain. If you look at the map of your ride on the Burlington Bikeway and Colchester Continue Reading High Bridge Trail State Park cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides Riding the High Bridge Trail State Park Sleep in a tipi, zip line through the woods, stop at a brewery and ride the beautiful, historic High Bridge Trail.   The starting point On the High Bridge Trail State Park Continue Reading The Mountains Were Calling... and So I Went. cycling destinations, Road Bike rides An Adventure in Glacier National Park The Backroads van picking us up in Whitefish, Montana. Glacier National Park (Carlinthecyclist.com) Since I live in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, John Muir’s famous line, “The mountains are calling and I Continue Reading Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized 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 Continue Reading Taking a mulligan on my cycling streak. Anguish over my own rule. Cycling with Sarcoidosis, meanderings, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling I try to ride 100 miles a month through thick and thin. But life got very thick in November. Is the streak over? Mary and her friend Karen ride in Zion National Park in September of 2021. I was finishing Continue Reading The Road to Recovery is Covered in Snow Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike rides I wondered if I was ever going to ride my bike again. This is a happy post. It really is. But honestly, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever get to write it.  It's all because of an illness called sarcoidosis. In January 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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carlinthecyclist@gmail.com

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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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