Touring
My dream challenge
Sunday, May 4th, 2008I’ve always wanted to ride cross-country. Realistically, I’m not sure that is in the cards until/unless I retire.
So, here’s my new goal: To ride the entire shoreline around the Michigan “Mitten,” starting on Lake Erie north of Toledo, up through and around Detroit, along Lake St. Clair and up the St. Clair River to Port […]
Let’s get started - It’s spring again!
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Are you as ready as I am for a new season of bike riding?
We still have patches of snow around but I started cleaning my bikes this weekend and I’m making my training and ride plans for 2008
This year, I have two long distance rides he wants to do. The first, of course, is my […]
Bicycle Tours for Beginners
Sunday, February 17th, 2008From Steve Valentino, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
Bicycle touring is a recreational activity in which an individual goes touring and sightseeing using a bicycle. It is a non-competitive activity done for leisure rather than sport. Bicycle tours help people to get active and into shape. Many people are attracted to bicycle tours.
Bicycle tours may extend from days […]
Bicycle Tour Vacation Packages – A Great Way To Enjoy Road Cycling While On A True Vacation
Sunday, February 10th, 2008From Paul Upson, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
Touring on a road bicycle provides the cyclist a window into the essence of a place. There is no better way to get the true feeling a village or forest then being in the open air traveling along the road at 15 mph. You will see things that a normal […]
Bicycle Tour FAQs
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008From Steve Valentino, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
Since the invention of the bicycle, people have used this environment-friendly vehicle, as a thrifty way to travel and get in touch with the culture of the land. Today most bicycle tours are package offerings, serving very little to benefit the pocket, but give the same experience of exhilaration.
Bicycles tours […]
Bicycle Tour Clothing
Thursday, January 31st, 2008From Steve Valentino, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
Clothing is an important factor in a bicycle tour. Bicycle tour clothing is not just about good clothes; the clothing is necessary to perform well in all weather conditions. The perfect mechanism of the bicycle and proper clothing both allow the rider to complete the ride without any problem. When […]
Bicycle Shipping - Easy and Affordable
Saturday, January 26th, 2008From Daniel Lebarge, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
My friend Ann takes her bike wherever she goes, even if the trip isn’t about biking - like her Christmas trip to Arizona to visit her parents. We discussed the advantages and compared some expenses.
In the end, I went to do a little research to find out what would be […]
A Cyclist’s Diary
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008From Janet Underwood, special to ClydesdaleFitness.com
On the coach travelling endlessly through a hot, green French countryside, two women and twenty three men on a 26 hour journey to Haute Alpes. Tired and fidgety after a four hour sleep in a cramped ferry cabin, I think about what lies ahead and why on earth I have […]