7,437 miles and counting… In the past 2 calendar years, the longest I’ve been off the bike was 9 days: November 30 to December 8, 2010. Before that, I wasn’t keeping track. I’ve enjoyed every mile – every adventure, every race, every crash, every one of the 316 rides so far. But it’s time forContinue reading “The end of an era”
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Cars vs. Bikes – why isn’t it cars AND bikes?
I’m a little edgy today. I set my alarm last night for 4:45am to ride to my first-ever CX practice, and then I forgot to turn the alarm on. No CX practice. Then as I was driving to my office from a meeting, I heard someone discussing the Bike Fed on the radio. I turnedContinue reading “Cars vs. Bikes – why isn’t it cars AND bikes?”
2011 racing season – that’s a wrap!
AKA – the continuing evolution of a fat dude… Here I am in summer of 2006. Riding an old mountain bike on the road with my other fat old friends – Bob Roll and Greg LeMond. OK, we’re not really friends – just fat. I had taken many years off of the bike, and wasContinue reading “2011 racing season – that’s a wrap!”
“Windy 500” ride report
Q: “Where are you guys from? A: “Milwaukee” Q: “Where you headed?” A: (depended on what day it was) “Shawano” “Iron Mountain, Michigan” “Shawano” “Milwaukee” Q: “What are you doing this for?” A: “For fun” …long pause… “I can think of a lot more fun things to do than this…” And so it went forContinue reading ““Windy 500” ride report”
January 2011 Networking Ride recap
I’ve been riding a lot in the dark, snowy mornings lately, so I figured why not show up to the Networking Ride on my single-speed mountain bike? The roads looked a little sketchy, and I wasn’t sure who’d be showing up (if anyone) for the 20-something degree ride yesterday. Thankfully, someone DID show up –Continue reading “January 2011 Networking Ride recap”
“She’s the fastest train on the line”
Taught SPIN this morning, 13 hill repeats. Ended with this tune – pretty sure it was the only SPIN class in America to do so today, maybe ever: Hell yea!
First ride of 2011… finally.
Leach and I braved the cold, windy morning to ride our bikes down to the Lake for my inaugural ride of the new year. Took me a few more days than many others, but I finally got one in. It will probably take the rest of the year to get all of the salt offContinue reading “First ride of 2011… finally.”
...Faster than Last 