Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides
Mountain Bike Carvins Cove
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
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations
Cycling Alaska. Bad weather, great scenery, and lots of surprises.
We pedaled off into the gloom, facing a 4-mile climb and rain spitting in our faces. The temperature hovered in the forties, while fog shrouded the peaks of surrounding mountains, leaving a slight gap before mist obscured sections further down
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, meanderings, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Cycling in 2022. Some nice adds to the collection
Cycling is more than scenery and fitness. There's a genetic need to collect the rare and unusual ride.
It’s the time of year when the weather drives us inside, and rides are fewer than we would like. So it’s time
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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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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
Devils Backbone Metric Century Road Ride and Ramble
Devils Backbone Road Metric Road Ride and Ramble
An uphill pass while riding on the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Devils Backbone metric century.
Let's get something out of the way. There are two climbs on this ride
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cycling destinations, Road Bike rides
The Covered Bridge Metric Century
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 bridges, the Amish farms were spectacular and the Amish themselves were
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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...