Archive for May, 2007
Next Entries »Cleaning disc brakes on a bike
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007Remember that squeal I showed you with the disc brakes on my Cannondale 29 Caffeine MTB the other day? Took the bike into my friendly lbs - Paint Creek Bicycles in Lake Orion - where my buddy Todd gave us a demonstration on how to clean the brakes. The result? The squeal is gone. Check […]
The 1st “Train with Mike” ride
Saturday, May 12th, 2007This morning was our first “Train with Mike Ride.” A bunch of us met up on Paint Creek Trail near Rochester and did an easy 15-miles. Meet the riders and hear their stories in the video below and plan to join us for the next one - 8 am, Saturday May 17 at Stony Creek […]
Holland to Grand Haven, Michigan ride
Friday, May 11th, 2007Come on along. Except for an irritating squeak in my front brake, it was a glorious ride on a beautiful spring day on the Western Michigan bike path between Holland and Grand Haven.
Come with me on a cold, wet, windy, foggy ride
Thursday, May 10th, 2007I’m was in Northern Michigan this morning and rode the bike path from Petoskey to Charlevoix. It was a reminder that in Michigan, early spring can be nasty. But was it worth it? You bet. I shot the ride with my new Flip camcorder.
Video camera to take along on rides
Monday, May 7th, 2007I’ve been posting videos from my rides that come from a new device called the Flip. It’s a tiny little camcorder about the size of a fat cellphone that sells for $149. I wrote about it today in my Detroit Free Press column. I also did a Free Press video. And I have a […]
Riding with snakes
Sunday, May 6th, 2007In Michigan, where I live and do most of my riding, I come across lots of wildlife. Deer, raccoons, wild turkeys, skunks and… snakes. Most of the snakes we see are around this time of the year, when the warm spring weather brings them out of hibernation and we see them sunning along the trails. […]
The Life of a Trail
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Was up early this morning and on Paint Creek Trail right after dawn. Had to wear long bike tights and a jacket with 43 degrees. I thought I’d be alone but found dozens of other bikers out early, too.
Gort to thinking how the trail has its own cycle of life. Serious and hard core bikers […]
Morning Delight
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007I was feeling a bit sorry for myself on the morning ride. My right knee has been sore all week, forcing me to ice it and down some Motrins to fall asleep at night. And there was this twinge of pain on my lower right side. The start of a hernia? No way. I was […]
Customizing Your Bicycle Rims
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007From Alastair Hamilton, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
Barring a serious crash or the most frequent bike accident of all–entering the garage with a bicycle on your car roof rack–your bicycle rims will probably last as long as you can stand riding the same old bike. Usually made of aluminum, rims are lightweight and strong and are hardly […]