Ride Report 7/25/20 I have this cute little app on my iPhone called Health. It comes as a default app and it dutifully records steps, distance walked and flights of stairs climbed. I use this little app because a) it is free and b) I try…
Ride Report 7/19/20 Finally, A Group Ride Boy That Was Fun! Where’d They Go? The Final Stats Foiled Again Finally, a group ride. That’s what I was thinking as there were three people when I got to the meeting place and about seven more rode in.…
Today was one of those days. I woke up at 7:30 am and felt like I had been run over by a truck. My brain was so foggy I couldn’t see three feet in front of me. I suppose not getting enough sleep the two prior…
My Independence Day Ride, Where Were You Guys? Those are just a couple of the possible titles I could have given for this article. It seemed like a nice enough day so I thought I would do something I rarely do these past few years, go…
After many months of not getting on my bike (that is unless you count Zwift) I finally got up the ambition, checked over my road bike, got suited up and headed out on the road. My first stop was Clift Park at the end of Skaneateles…
As you may have guessed by now if you have spent any time reading my articles, I have been an avid cyclist for many years. I have met a lot of people going on group rides. The best group rides include a lot of social time,…
Some things I hate to admit. I hate to admit that I sometimes care what people think. I hate to admit I care as much about my personal appearance as I do. I hate to admit I sometimes don’t have as much energy as I wished…
Twas the night before Zwiftmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, me asleep on the Couch. My wish list was hung In my pain cave with care Hoping Her Royal Bikeness soon would be there. The Herdlings all asleep in their beds…
I really like sitting on the couch as much as anyone. That probably stems from my childhood where such a foolish endeavor was greatly frowned upon. Even more than that, getting caught sitting on the couch watching the TV at just about any time of the…
After many years of cycling I had fallen into a very bad pattern. I would lose weight in the summer when I was riding a lot and gain weight in the winter. Not just a little bit of weight either but more like ten to fifteen…