Feeling good

I wanted to see how I was feeling after yesterday’s ride, so I headed out to do some errands. Oddly enough, my wrists gave me the most problems. I wasn’t out there burning up the asphalt, but overall, I felt just fine. I may have to do that ride again once the leaves start changing. [...]

Now, just add hills

The plan for today was to ride 65 miles. I found a 66 miler on the LBS site, and would improvise as needed. Oh yeah, I improvised all right. Today’s ride was the longest I have ever done on the bike. I enjoyed myself and the only goal was to finish under 7 hours. Even [...]

2008 Cyclocross Gran Prix of Gloucester Dates Announced

For New England’s premier cyclocross event, mark your calendars now for the Gran Prix of Gloucester in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The course is set oceanside next to rocky cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean. Excellent vantage points for spectators puts you practically on the cross course. And some of the best and biggest names in cycling have [...]

Where’s the daylight?

I woke up this morning for the commute in, and noticed something that made me smile. There wasn’t enough sunlight to begin the commute until 05:15 hours. Sorry Karen, 5:15 am. Before leaving for vacation, I could head out at 0500 but not any more. I’ll have to track down the bike light batteries and [...]

5 days of riding, with photos

While Heather’s been off the bike, I’ve been on, a true turn of events for us. She’s still beating me in both the fund raising for LIVESTRONG and the mileage departments, but I haven’t had the opportunity to ride my bike five days in a row in about 5 years now, so I’m pretty pleased [...]

New rubber

Now that’s more like it; I took a little tour of south county this evening and all is right in my world again. Well, except for the ice cream incident, but let’s not talk about that shall we? Heather
Ride stats:
Distance: 34.8
Temperature: 90˚ (with a nice breeze occasionally, though)
Ride category: Breaking in the new tires, Schwalbe [...]

Bikes, not cars in Northampton, MA

Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

I met some friends for beers at The Dirty Truth in Northampton Friday night. Lori is a frequent Bike Commuter, and even does so at night (she can’t believe no one has stolen her lights off her bike yet). She was in good company. There were dozens of bikes chained to handrails, parking [...]

Fair Weather Masochist

shutesbury-pelham

70 miles. Hills. Unfamiliar roads. Other cyclists. With the LIVESTRONG Challenge looming over me, I knew I needed at least one 50 mile ride before I do the LIVESTRONG ride. I headed out this morning with absolutely no agenda, no timetable, no commitments. I had the whole day to ride if I wanted to. I [...]

How long has it been?!

I hate to say it, but I think this is the longest I’ve been off the bike. It’s been eight whole days since my last ride. I’ve been on vacation the last two weeks, but I did manage to ride in Maine. The last few days have been jam packed with family adventures. For my [...]

A poor substitute

1-2 inches every hour, all day.
That’s our weather forecast here in western Massachusetts. Throw a few thunder and lightening storms in, and you get the picture.
And today is my day off. Riding on my day off is simply a given at this point in the season, like breathing air or blinking. But 1-2 inches an [...]