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Riding Carvins Cove with a new 360 Camera

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Video tours of the trails at Carvins Cove Christmas was good this year. Santa brought me an Insta 360 Camera. And I'm already putting it to use on the trails at Carvins Cove. The Cove, in Virginia's Blue Ridge, the region surrounding

The landscape for mountain biking at Hurricane Cliffs, Utah

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Over the Edge Indeed! Hurricane Cliffs, Utah

Mountain biking at Hurricane Cliffs, Utah means not looking down, unless you have to. And sometimes you have to. Mountain Biking at Hurricane Cliffs in Hurricane, Utah outside St. George, was a bonus day ahead of a long-scheduled trip to

Cycling with Sarcoidosis, meanderings, Mountain bike rides, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling

Announcing Biking4Boomers

A screenshot from the new Biking4Boomers YouTube Channel

Mary stand beside a lift lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal Trail

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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

Riding among the homes along the strip at Holden Beach.

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Mountain Cycling vs. Beach Cycling.

The bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway connects the mainland to Holden Beach. The two dots in the middle are Mary and me. The Epiphany started with a window decal Mary and I stopped at a red light on

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Two Days on the Virginia Creeper Trail

Mary approaches a trestle on the Virginia Creeper Trail a few miles outside of Abingdon. Riding the Virginia Creeper Trail - Damascus to White Top There’s not much that hasn’t already been said about the Virginia Creeper Trail.

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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.

Want to reach me?

carlinthecyclist@gmail.com

Bikes I Ride

Where I’m coming from…

by carlinsbicycleblog
June 15, 2015
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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. Please follow me on Strava.