Bikes I Ride, cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Spring Summits Are Back
Once again spring has come and with it the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club’s Spring Summits Challenge.
The Club designates ten climbs in the Roanoke area and gives riders the entire season to complete them. So we have from March 20 to
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cycling destinations, meanderings, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Remembering Paul Sherwen
Paul Sherwen joined me for broadcasts of the Tour DuPont.
Paul Sherwen - "The soundtrack of a generation"
The voice of Paul Sherwen, the late cycling broadcaster has been repeatedly called the "soundtrack" for a generation of cycling
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides, Uncategorized
Capital Trail: Mile Marker 36 to Charles City Courthouse
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 Trail it was a chance to break in Mary's brand new gravel
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cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Mountain bike rides
Jackson River Scenic Trail
Rock formations along the Jackson River Scenic Trail
Jackson River Trail Mile Markers
The Jackson River Scenic Trail
The Jackson River Scenic Trail is a bit of a surprise. Not that it exists — but because so few people
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Wilderness Road Ride
The Wilderness Road Ride is a beautiful bike ride that takes you along a path first carved from the wilderness by Daniel Boone.
Cyclists ride over Claytor Lake
“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible
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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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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...