cycling destinations
All American Bike Ride: Wintergreen 4th of July
Wintergreen 4th of July
What better way to spend the Fourth of July than suffering with friends, eating red, white and blue popcorn and gourmet hot dogs?
Happy cyclists at Raven's Roost overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Biking4Boomers, cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides, Uncategorized
Two Bicycle Boomers Try to Keep Pace
My friend Gary and I tried to hang with my sons and their friends. Bad idea.
In my newest Biking4Boomers video I go mountain biking with my fellow boomer Gary as we try to keep up with my two oldest
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Bike Gear, cycling destinations, Gravel rides, Uncategorized, Virginia's Blue Ridge Cycling
Gravel Camp - How to properly bike the road less traveled.
In the Summer of 2023, Cardinal Bicycle of Roanoke invites you to learn how to enjoy the real backroads.
Gravel Camp is a fun way to think of a series of four rides offered in the summer of 2023 in Virginia's
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cycling destinations, Mountain bike rides
Riding the Deschutes River Trail Bend, Oregon
Riding in Bend
When you live in the east, you pretty much only dream about riding in the west. Oh, sure we have awesome mountain biking here -- some of the best in the world. But you always want what you
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Road Bike rides
Cranksgiving in Roanoke
It's hard to ride very far in November in Roanoke. It's just too cold. Sure you get the odd day when it's not -- and we all take advantage of those rare opportunities, but you just don't get the urge
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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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Riding the High Bridge Trail State Park Sleep in a tipi, zip line through the woods, stop at a brewery and ride the beautiful, historic High Bridge Trail. ...
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Gran Fondo “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” — Benjamin Franklin I must admit I was surprised that anybody was in the...
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Fondo, based in Botetourt County, Va. is coming up on October 14, 2018. The event, which begins and ends at Ballast Point Brewing, offers rides of 30,...
Beers I have Ridden: Vienna Lager The Ride – Devils Backbone Ride and Ramble Metric Century In my original take on this ride, I detailed how difficult it was for...
Devils Backbone Road Metric Road Ride and Ramble Let’s get something out of the way. There are two climbs on this ride that suck. There. I feel better already. ...
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...
The Ride This is a clear case where the beer was waaaay better than the ride. That’s because on the ride, I crashed, was knocked unconscious, and left the scene in...