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, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized
Bicycling the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath near Bolivar, Ohio
Twenty miles of history, ecology, and an ambush.
The sky was gray and threatening and the temperature hovered in the mid-50s. But it wasn't raining, and we had been in the car for six hours. It was time to
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Farm to Fork Fondo Shenandoah
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
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Chocolate Tour in Hershey, Pa.
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
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Bike Gear, Bikes I Ride, Biking4Boomers, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Boomer Ride - Upgrading a Santa Cruz Tallboy Mountain Bike.
The Tallboy is five years old -- but it's better than new.
I recently acquired a Santa Cruz Tallboy. Like any red-blooded American man the first thing I wanted to do was add some upgrades
But nothing says, "You can't get that
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Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Riding with a Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
How I got to ride with Kristin Armstrong
Occasionally you get the assignment of a lifetime. This was one of those.
Interviewing Kristin Armstrong after the ride
As a reader, you may know that I am a news anchor by trade. Occasionally
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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...
Staying in the Lap of Luxury – The Greenbrier Greenbrier River Trail Caldwell to Anthony If you really want a first class rails to trails experience, then do it...
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 left hand 90-degree bend...
Riding the Virginia Creeper Trail – Damascus to White Top There’s not much that hasn’t already been said about the Virginia Creeper Trail. From being a part of the Rails...
Farm to Fork Fondo is an amazing series of bike rides that include cycling events throughout the warmer months. Bike rides are offered in places like Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, the...