I have started many stories about bicycle racing but have never written one that is as good as the racers are both on the indoor and outdoor tracks and on the roads.
— Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
Heat Wave
We honestly didn’t intend to cycle through record temperatures. We’d originally planned the Ohio To Erie Trail ride four years ago, but something intervened. When it finally came time to choose the date, I was hoping to squeeze the ride in before the temperatures really started to rise. Nature had other plans, and once we […]
Shimanami Kaido: Perfect two-day ride
Shimanami Kaido Cycling Map, from Visit Hiroshima The little planning I did before the ride paid off handsomely, and we enjoyed amazingly good weather and cherry blossoms in full bloom. The views — particularly the Seto Inland Sea from the bridges — were breathtaking, and we were simply too at peace on the road to […]-
Edogawa overcast
After weeks of bad weather, mechanicals and prior commitments, the stars aligned today for a long ride with José. I wanted to stretch my legs a bit more than I have been recently, but without committing to too much effort. With those parameters in mind I decided on Edogawa. When it’s not too windy, it’s…