I may be older and slower, but I'm still getting out there for great adventures!
I may be older and slower, but I'm still getting out there for great adventures!
I think I have all my gear selected for my 1000-mile bike trip from San Diego to El Paso. I am heavily leveraging last year’s GUMBIRD ride, and making a few adjustments. For example, I am adding more warm clothing,…
This is a new blog for CANTBIRD: California-Arizona-Newmexico-Texas Bike Ride. This will be a 1000-mile solo self-contained bicycle trip on the west half of the Southern Tier Bike Route, from San Diego to El Paso. (Last year I did the…
Day 6 of RAGBRAI was the optional CENTURY DAY! The normal route was 85 miles, but at about mile 70, riders can decide to take an extra 15-mile loop to make it 100 miles. I was leaning against doing the…
Day 4 was only 78 miles, but was harder than yesterday’s 84 miles. After four days of tailwinds, we have entered the HEADWIND ZONE. Riding against headwinds is much easier in a crowd, but it still requires more effort. We…