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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

Riding among the homes along the strip at Holden Beach.

cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized

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

Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Mountain bike rides

The Road to Recovery is Covered in Snow

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

The Blue Ridge Gran Fondo. A rest stop in historic Fincastle

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,

Freedom 424 National Race Director Joy Marinelli offered a reminder of the cause at the halfway point in the ride.

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Ride 4 Freedom

A bike ride to fight Human Trafficking. Riders learn about the horrors of human trafficking. 424 stands for the low price to buy a young girl being trafficked in Thailand and surrounding countries. Translated, it means you can

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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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

Biking4Boomers, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling

Biking 4 Boomers Makes TV Debut

by carlinagency@gmail.com
June 7, 2021
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Taking the Biking 4 Boomers message to Daytime Blue Ridge on WSLS-TV 10. Roanoke, Va. (3/5/2021) Biking4Boomers is just a fledgling idea. A dream with just a few dozen views...

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Bike Gear, Bikes I Ride, Biking4Boomers, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized

Boomer Ride – Upgrading a Santa Cruz Tallboy Mountain Bike.

by carlinagency@gmail.com
February 16, 2021
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Before Boomers can bike -- well they need to upgrade! Check out the video of how we pimped out my Tallboy....

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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized

Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace

by carlinagency@gmail.com
February 15, 2021
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The latest Biking4Boomers video shows how two older guys found a good ride after being dropped by the group....

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Biking4Boomers, Uncategorized

Biking4Boomers Welcome Video

by carlinagency@gmail.com
January 21, 2021
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Biking4Boomers is a new YouTube channel focused on all the fun we older cyclists can have. I'm a Baby Boomer and I see a lot of people my age...

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

Announcing Biking4Boomers

by carlinagency@gmail.com
January 15, 2021
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A screenshot from the new Biking4Boomers YouTube Channel...

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Bicycling the World from a Minnie Winnie. Yeah, it’s a stretch.

by carlinagency@gmail.com
December 20, 2020
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I have a small RV and big dreams. Minnie Winnie Dreams. I have this dream and I don’t know how to make it happen. It’s all mapped out in my...

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cycling destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling

Riding My 60th Birthday. Drama or just another bike ride?

by carlinagency@gmail.com
November 12, 2020
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I never paid much attention to the practice of riding one's birthday. And then I turned 60....

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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.