Tag Archives: road bike

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.”

Quadruple threat: 24 in 6


24 miles with 3 fellow Spokesmen at 5:45am. 12 degrees, but  4 to 6 degrees with the West wind-chill.  Dark and chilly, but a nice pace and great company. Put the single speed through a little workout in the dark to keep things toasty. Helping Peter hit his mileage goal for the year, it wasContinue reading “Quadruple threat: 24 in 6”

“You’re crazy!”


If I had a dime for every time I heard that, let’s just say I’d have a lot of dimes. The roads were in relatively good shape yesterday and 4 of us were game for a slightly shortened Networking ride.  20 degrees, sunny and very light winds made for surprisingly good conditions.  As we pulledContinue reading ““You’re crazy!””

3 foot rule, my butt!


The 3 foot rule is a law in Florida, but someone forgot to tell all of the motorists here. Man, I thought the rednecks in pickups were bad in Wisconsin.  The fact is, 99.999% of motorists I encounter in WI are cyclist friendly, sometimes too much so.  Like when you’re attempting a track stand atContinue reading “3 foot rule, my butt!”

Great forecast… for me to poop on!


A slow leak in my rear tire this morning along with a glance at the rain outside at 5:00am convinced me to skip the outdoor ride and head to the WAC to ride the SPIN bike. LAME.  I don’t mind riding inside once in a while in crappy weather, in fact I teach SPIN everyContinue reading “Great forecast… for me to poop on!”