Our ride today was just as Heather described. Pleasant, social, with enough exercise and scenic landscape to keep anyone happy. We even remarked that both our significant others may in fact like this trail, despite the fact that neither one of them owns a mountain bike. Of course if they came along there would be [...]
If you squint, you can make out the bird’s nest.
Karen was trying to tell me something about this rock, geology related, and how she was really impressed by some teacher in high school that taught Earth Sciences. My response? “The teacher was hot, right?” Yup, my lesson was over for the day.
The trail followed the [...]
Karen and I had a blast riding in the Pioneer Valley today. It was one of those moments were the trail was perfect for the time we had, the weather, and our mood. We followed the Westfield on an old road that is no longer in use. We were close to the five mile mark [...]
It was time to get rid of the racing slicks, the ones on the car, so I dropped it off at the tire place this afternoon. Instead of spending the two hour wait in their waiting area reading old issues of People, I took off on the bike to run errands. I headed over to [...]
As you can see from the photo, the road conditions were less than stellar yesterday. I figured why risk life and limb for groceries when we can order Chinese. So, we did.
It’s four wheels instead of two today because of factors beyond my control. The Empress would not enjoy a bike ride up to the [...]
bike mechanic in training 1Originally uploaded by sipclip&go
I brought my bike in for a once over and my mechanic had plenty to say about my plans to ride in colder weather. Trouble is he’s just learning to speak so I couldn’t understand it all. So I got online and found some good tips on cold weather [...]
Good thing I went with plan B yesterday. Now, I need to figure out what to do today; it’s the only time I have to ride on my days off (today and tomorrow). I do need to go grocery shopping, but I was planning to do more than would fit on the bike. It would [...]
I brought my bike to work today because I was planning on riding it home. Then I would ride back to work tomorrow, my day off, to retrieve my car. I decided I wanted to do a longer ride, so I came up with plan B. Ride around west county, return to work, and head [...]
My BikeOriginally uploaded by sipclip&goOK, I’ll admit it. I’m having a tough time staying motivated now that the tempertures have really dropped. Heather & I have a mountain bike ride scheduled for 9:30AM at Wendell State Forest on Tuesday November 27th. If you email us and tell us you are coming too, I’ll HAVE to [...]
I went for a ride the other day and was pretty sure I had frostbite of the toes upon my return. Today I decided to treat myself to Pearl Izumi Cyclone Toe Covers and Defeet Wool-E-Ator socks. Hey, I have every intention of riding through the fall and into winter. I’ll let you know [...]
