Entries from September 2007

September 30, 2007

Squeezing in the time

I know of a way to get more time on the bike, but I just have not been able to figure out the logistics. How? Commute to work on it. Before I bought the house in 2004, I had a one mile commute. I rode into work frequently and loved it. Now the commute is [...]

September 30, 2007

The Ride That Wasn’t

I admit it, I’ve been favoring the road bike this year.  This is something in the past I NEVER thought would happen, but age, convenience, and the LIVESTRONG Ride in August placed me on the road bike almost exclusively this summer.  I went out on the mt bike once with Heather.  It was raining.  We went [...]

September 28, 2007

Not an official review

 
I have been checking out “how to write a book review” for another blog I am posting on, but this will have none of the tips I gleamed from those various articles. I read this book a few years ago and thought it was excellent. I just thought I would post it for those of [...]

September 28, 2007

CycloCross is Coming!

If you haven’t been to a cyclocross race you haven’t watched bike racing.  Cross is as close as you can get to riding without actually riding.  These guys (and gals) are tough, and the sport is extremely intense, with mud, snow, off road, on road, and barriers to literally hop off your bike and jump [...]

September 28, 2007

Clarifying the sip in scag*

Karen and I thought it would be fun to meet people for coffee a few times before we ride; maybe it could be a regular thing, before or after a ride, if this blog does what we hope it does. Karen thought it sounded cool and European to bike and drink coffee afterwards. I thought [...]

September 27, 2007

Riding Sept 27

Here’s what a day off should look like:  road riding through South Hadley, Granby and Belchertown.  Destination: The Quabbin.  Heather, I wish you could join me.  We really need to find people who know how to change a tire tube.  Then I might start bringing one with me instead of a cell phone.  Can you believe [...]

September 25, 2007

Welcome to the Blog

Hey Folks.  We’re out here.  We like bikes.  We like coffee.  That’s the basic premise.  And if you like bikes & coffee, well then we may get along.  So check us out.  Road, mountain, black or with cream (with cream would be the road cyclist, yes?), we’re interested.  So let us know what you think.