Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Rail trails, Uncategorized
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 bicycle The Erie Canal Trail.
Miles and miles of
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Harvest Tour Preview - A new bike ride in Virginia's Blue Ridge.
The Harvest Tour is a new way to celebrate early autumn from the seat of your bike -- with some interesting stops along the route.
Jeremiah Crawford works at the Old Hollow Farms booth at the Botetourt Farmer's Market in Daleville.
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cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides
Sarcoidosis Breakthrough A Ride with a Happy Ending
Virginia's Blue Ridge Fondo was a milestone for 2019.
I'm writing this in late October, 2019. It hasn't been a very good year for cycling.
At least not cycling performance.
In my mind, cycling performance is an indication of fitness,
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
New River Trail Foster Falls to Buck Dam
A week after the Governor shut down Virginia, we were still figuring out how to live our lives. For cyclists, the answer was to ride.
Foster Falls offers a start to one of the most scenic sections of the New
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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, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
A new gravel riding excursion
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 the car’s Bluetooth we were all talking to one another. That’s
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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...
Genesee Cream Ale was a staple … There’s probably no brew in the nation that’s as close to 180-degrees from craft beer as Genesee Cream Ale. When I envisioned this...
Corn. Hay Bales. Barns. Ahhh. The Tour de Valley It seems I never get tired of riding next to corn. Or hay bales. The Tour de Valley, which starts and...
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...
The Covered Bridge Metric Century By the time it started raining, I didn’t care anymore. Nothing was going to ruin this day. We had biked through five or six covered...
Riding The Southern Champlain Valley Despite being an avid cyclist for the better part of three decades, most of the time spent at our family cabin on Lake Champlain in...