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 destinations, Cycling with Sarcoidosis, meanderings, Uncategorized
Bicycling the World from a Minnie Winnie. Yeah, it's a stretch.
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 mind, but I can’t figure out how to connect the dots.
But
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Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized
Cycling Hilton Head on a real bike.
What to do when you are looking for miles and everyone else is just riding to the beach.
Mary and I at Harbour Town.
“Let’s vacation on Hilton Head. It’s like a paradise for bicycles!”
That’s vaguely what I remember a family member
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Road Bike rides
Small Crash, Big Effect. Has this ever happened to you?
My elbow after the crash. I thought this was the worst damage,
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
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Roll Over Cancer Ride Franklin County, Va
Rows of Corn, Rows of Bikes
Rob Leonard is the organizer of Roll Over Cancer
I had forgotten how amazing Franklin County’s (Virginia) roads are for cycling, but the second annual Roll Over Cancer ride offered a great
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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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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....
The Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9000 crank snapped off just as I stood to pedal up a small hill. I’m starting to feel like the poster boy for failed Shimano crank arms....
A great bicycle weekend with history, alpacas and a renewed steel bike. As you ride toward Jamestown the trail takes on different character. The last time we rode the Capital...