Archive for June, 2008
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008Whew! It was humid out there. Did 67.77 miles in an about 4:29 today, averaging just over 15 mph.
Clydesdale regulars Tim and Terry (who are not Clydesdale sized at all!) were there, on mountain bikes. I ended up riding with an old pal named Bob who I used to work almost 25 years ago. I [...]
Getting the right bicycle fit
Friday, June 27th, 2008I recently visited Fraser Bicycle and Fitness and got a precision fit for my new Trek Madone 5.5. I did this video to give you an idea of what goes into it.
Last Day for Michigander
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Just realized that tomorrow Friday the 27th is the cutoff date for The Michigander, a two, six or seven day cross state tour. The ride is the fundraiser for the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance.
The Michigander begins July 12 and this year, besides the traditional Rails to Trails route, there is a new route for [...]
Ready for Ride For Hope
Thursday, June 26th, 2008This Saturday is our big Ride for Hope up in Attica, to benefit a great international aid group called Extreme Response.
I’m signed up for the 42 miler but think I’ll arrive early and go for the 62. There’s also a 23 mile route. Walk-in registrations are being accepted if you haven’t signed up yet. Check [...]
More people commuting by bike
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Seeing more bikers out there on the roads and trails?
Here’s why:
New seat, old seat?
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Tina, Pat and I showed up for a rainy start to our Saturday ride at Stony Creek this morning. We ran into Chris about 20 miles in and he joined or little training line.
And I wasn’t the only one with a new bike. Tina’s riding a very cool looking blue Trek 5500.
We did two loops [...]
Ride change: Stony Creek
Friday, June 20th, 2008Heads up: Instead of the Rochester library for our meet spot, we have a new location tomorrow.
I plan to ride my new road bike and I’m a little worried that until I get some tougher tires on it, it won’t handle the dirt trails. So, let’s meet at 8:30 am at the boat launching parking [...]
The Best Father’s Day ever
Saturday, June 14th, 2008The video speaks for itself. I’m still pinching myself to make sure this is not a dream.
Here’s a still:
Peach of a ride on a hot Georgia morning
Friday, June 13th, 2008I won’t be doing the Saturday Clydesdale ride in Rochester this Saturday. That’s because I’m down in southwest Georgia near Leesburg today. Whew! It’s hot, even early in the morning. But I found a nice way to cool off. Here’s the video:
Bicycle commuting tips and our big group ride on June 28th
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I ended up with 50 miles on today’s Team Clydesdale Ride, starting at my home and riding to the meet spotat the Rochester Library.
We headed out the Macomb Orchard Trail, bypassed the M-53 freeway on some side roads and rode it till it turned to soft gravel. Had some nasty horn hoking from road-raged car [...]