Moving already?

I initially started this blog at WordPress.com because I did not know if I wanted to commit to having another blog.  I’ve enjoyed blogging about my cycling interests a bit more lately, so I bought a domain and set up a WordPress install on my own host.  I’ve been using WordPress for a number of [...]

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Checking out RideWithGPS.com

Over that past few couple of years I’ve hopped back and forth with online mapping tools.  Since I don’t have a GPS on my bike (would love one, but the fundage is a little short these days), I rely on a bike computer for distance, and a mapping tool for elevation.  I’ve used Sanoodi, Gmaps-pedometer, [...]

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To the randonneur, a century is so 100 miles ago

To the randonneur, a century is so 100 miles ago – OregonLive.com. This article from OregonLive offers a good introduction to the sport of randonneuring.  It also includes a glossary of key terms.  I appreciate that the article is written by someone who had just finished her first 200k brevet, which gives it a good [...]

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The Cycling Issue from Outside Online

The Cycling Issue | Outside Online. Outside Magazine has a good page devoted to Cycling, as part of the latest issue of the magazine.  There’s lots of good information there, including setting up a home bike shop, fitness information, and repair videos.  There are even videos that showcase some of the new bikes of the [...]

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The Sufferfest – Spinning & Indoor Cycling Resources

The Sufferfest is a site devoted to videos and podcasts for indoor training.  The videos can be downloaded for free.  Now I just need to figure out a way to stream them from my PC to my Xbox on my TV. It’s snowing. Or raining. Or dark. You’d rather be riding outside. But you’re not [...]

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Old video from Fox Lake Loop

Here’s a  video I took last September on a loop around Fox Lake. As I mention in the video, the ride took me to almost 800 miles for 2008. Yesterday’s ride took me over 100 miles for 2008, yet I felt almost as strong as I did when I rode the same route in September. [...]

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Today’s Ride: Fox Lake Loop

Today I rode my  Fox Lake Loop route. 21.87 miles in 1 hour 28 mins. 14.85 mph avg speed. 34.78 mph max speed. 551m (1870 feet) of climbing, according to Sanoodi. Chased by 3 dogs. The ride was great.  This was my first ride not on the bike path this year, and it felt truly [...]

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2009 Bike Tours

The last organized ride I did was the MS 25 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when I was around 14 years old.   I’m looking to get a few tours and charity rides in this year.  Here’s a list of a few bike tours that I’ve got my eye on. Tour de Forest. May 9, 2009.  45 miles [...]

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