Winding down…
This year’s BCFB stats aren’t quite matching up to last year’s, but we’ll get by. While last year by this time I’d done 38 early-morning rides, this morning’s was only… Read more »
Category: Cycling
Saturday 64: Heartbreaker…
I’ve probably mentioned before — there are a few hills around here that we call “Heartbreakers.” The only criteria is that, on the first time up, you come around a… Read more »
Saturday 100: Four Down, One to Go
I suppose it’s understandable that I didn’t put this up yesterday — I was pretty tired for some reason. My typical Saturday lately has been up around 70 miles, but… Read more »
Saturday 63: Not According to Plan
Well, sometimes it’s just one of those days. But I count today a success anyway. It all started out well enough. Another gorgeous morning. I decided a trip up past… Read more »
RAGBRAI
Duzer’s at it again, and as usual, enjoyable. I love the dream — the ability to pack up and go on a bike ride across Iowa in this case. But… Read more »
Saturday 70: A Perfect Day
Three weeks ago, I was about ready to give up on riding a bicycle anymore. It was that bad. And yet, within a few days, I was back to planning… Read more »
Saturday 63: HUmid
An old friend of mine from long ago used to say, “That’s HUge with a capital ‘U’.” I get the word just thinking of it. Well, today was HUmid, and… Read more »
Thursday Random
Another good morning — maybe even a little chilly, if you think about where we’ve been over the past few weeks. It was 69 degrees Fahrenheit when I set out… Read more »
The Simple Pleasure of Maps
A radio personality and podcaster to whom I listen does a segment about how things were, “back in the day.” He mentioned recently how we used to have to go… Read more »
I almost forgot what it was like…
My last BCFB was nearly three weeks ago, on July 27th. It’s been such a wet summer that there just weren’t many mornings fit for it. But today was a… Read more »