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Bikes I Ride
This is what I think about bikes I have ridden
I was convinced my stuff didn't stack up when in reality I was dangerously close to wearing a tux to a barbeque....
I went to Hilton Head looking for miles on my bicycle. But I found something else....
Before Boomers can bike -- well they need to upgrade! Check out the video of how we pimped out my Tallboy....
My wife's Peloton turned out to be better than I ever thought.
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It was fall of last year that I bought my gravel bike — but I have yet to tackle a true gravel road. I had been pining for a gravel...
I ride the same 20-mile loop on my dinner hour 2-3 times a week during warmer weather. This night almost ended in tragedy when my Shimano Ultegra crank simply snapped...
Once again spring has come and with it the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club’s Spring Summits Challenge. The Club designates ten climbs in the Roanoke area and gives riders the entire...
Classics like the Blue Ridge Parkway and my Waterford bicycle belong together The dogwood leaves are beginning to turn. They are always among the first along the Parkway. Everything else...
What is a Schwinn apologist? It’s a guy who rides a good bike that everyone else thinks is something less. And he knows it. Call me a Schwinn apologist. I’m...
Back to riding a bike This was my initial entry in 2015. As of 2017 I’m still on the bike. In fact, I’m cycling more than ever. If you are...
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John Carlin
I ride mountain, road and gravel bikes in the rugged country surrounding my home in Roanoke, Va. Photography, video editing, writing, and social media are sources of enjoyment for me, so this blog is really a guilty pleasure. According to Strava (and most group rides!) I'm an intermediate cyclist. My bikes include a 1996 Waterford steel road bike. Off road, it's a Cannondale Trigger 3. My Gravel bike is a Fuji Jari. Like most of you, I'm always dreaming about the next bike to join the stable. So many bikes, so little time.
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