Pretty in Pink
Anyone who knows me know this: I do not wear pink on my bike. I will never have a pink bike (unless it has a basket on the front and I move to Italy), and often rant about the fact…
Cycle Chick Gets Dirty
Very, very dirty.
Bravo for Brevet
I never would have believed it possible, but there are worse things than getting up at 4:30 in the morning and cycling over 200 kilometers. Saturday was my first brevet of the season (second ever) and entailed a long and…
Busted in Van
It was a perfect moment. Almost…Parisienne. We were riding cruiser bikes (mine had a basket) through a well-heeled area in West Vancouver. The sun was shining and the street was lined on both sides with perfectly groomed victorian homes, all…
I Felt the Love
When I was in Tucson (did I mention I went to Tucson?) we visited a tri-geek shop full of all manner of lovely trinkets to spend your hard-earned money on, including this little bobble. The Felt F1 SL is an…
Ten Commandments
As I was riding this morning it occurred to me that in my last post (Sunday Morning) I failed to mention probably one of the biggest similarities cycling shares with church. Rules. Church (or at least the Catholic Church) is…
Sunday Morning
Some people go to church to pray. I prefer to ride my bike. On the open road with the wind roaring in my ears and the clear blue sky all around me, I figure if God isn’t here he (or…
Hello Lover
After months of fantasizing about the bike I would buy, IF (and that’s a big if) I could buy a bike, I think I may have stumbled on Mr. Right. And I have to admit it’s a bit of a…
On the Road Again
Just back from a rollicking road trip with the fam, to Minneapolis Minnesota. Malls, waterparks (I have seen hell and it looks a lot like a waterpark), hockey game, and the requisite movies with talking animals. Thankfully all of this…
Day 7 – Tombstone to Tucson
94.5 Miles Ridden2,300 feet climbedMax Speed 40.6 mphTrip time 5h 47 min Our last day. It came way too soon, and my goal was this: by the end of the day, I want to be incapable of pedaling one more…