Archive for July, 2008
Riding against traffic
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
One of my Free Press readers who knows I’m a bike rider sent me an interesting leter the other day.
Here it is:
“I’m a fan and read and enjoy your columns on a regular basis. One bicycle safety issue continues to bother me. I’ve read a great many articles explaining why it is safer [...]
Almost a Pearl of a Ride…
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
It was a nice ride along the Polly Ann Trail and rural roads north and east of town… at least, for a while. For me.
All was well for me until the nine mile mark when
Pearl of a Ride
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Here’s what I’m doing this Saturday…
This Saturday is the Pearl of a Ride - in Oxford.
http://www.oxfordride.com/
Overview - $22.00 per rider, $45.00 for a Family of riders.
Park at Oxford Elementary (109 Pontiac Street)
Registration is at 7am till Noon at 22 W Burdick in Oxford. You can get the form online.
Ride starts at 22 W Burdick Street [...]
Michigander Butt Cam photos
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008My friend and fellow Clydesdale rider Bill Williams from Troy had the most amazing setup… what he’s calling the Butt Cam.
He mounted a Canon digital camera to his bicycle and then snapped a picture - through a special modification he made to the camera - every ten seconds. Really. He did the entire ride. He’s [...]
Back in the saddle again
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008AFter taking the weekend off (Sat and Sun) after the Michigander, I was back on the bike Monday. I try to do 20 miles a day during the week and hit Stony Creek Metro Park in Macomb County, which has to be one of the best places for nice training rides you can find in [...]
Michigander reports moved to a new blog
Monday, July 14th, 2008I’ve moved my bike riding reports from the Michigander to a new blog…. Bike Ride for Fitness… at http://ej.typepad.com/ride
You can see photos at http://gallery.me.com/pcmike
Ready to ride
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The Michigander starts this weekend.
About 700 riders are signed up for either the two, six or seven day rides that will run roughly from Muskegon up through Cadillac onto Traverse City and beyond. This is one of those very special rides for the bicycling community, kind of like a giant family reunion. It’s low keyed, [...]
Review: the Algonac Lions Club Pickerel Festival Bike Tour
Saturday, July 5th, 2008You couldn’t have scripted a more beautiful summer day. Today was the kind of day cyclists dream about. Cloudless deep blue skies, no humidity, temps in the mid-60’s warming to 75 by 11:30 am and… at the First Annual (I hope there will be more!) Algonac Lions Club Pickerel Festival Bike Tour today, pancake flat [...]
How about 42 miles on Saturday?
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Anyone game for this?
Start: Algonquin Middle School, 9185 Marsh Road, Algonac, MI 48001, 8am, Saturday July 5
Distance: 23, 42
The Algonac Lions Club is pleased to announce the first annual Algonac Pickerel Tournament Bike Tour. It is to be held Saturday, July 5 with checking starting at 8 am at Algonquin Middle School, 9185 Marsh Road, [...]
Getting excited about the Michigander
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008It’s just two weeks away,,,
Here’s some memories from last year:
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