Sunday total: 19.5 (hmm)

Well, my weekly total of 19.5 miles is better than zero, which is what I thought it was going to be until about 4 pm, when I finally got myself out the door for a ride.  This past week, Josie and Stefan were on spring break and I spent some wonderful time with them both [...]

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Little gray bike

At long last, Josie has her very own road bike.  When she arrived home last night from a long day of traveling from Boulder, Colorado (where she’s a freshman at Naropa University), she found a Giant OCR3 residing in her bedroom with a big bow on the seat.  “Happy (19th) Birthday!” 

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Unleashed

 
Pedaling happily through Gazzam Lake’s wooded pathways today I met up with a couple of dogs off-leash and well ahead of their owner.  I was vaguely aware that the owner, running behind and carrying leashes, was yelling at them.  Before I knew it, YIKES, one of the dogs nipped my leg and tore my $100 [...]

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Big bad Peterson Hill

On a ride to Poulsbo and back this afternoon I finally had an opportunity to climb Peterson Hill, reportedly one of the biggest, baddest hills on Bainbridge Island.  Now a frequent flyer on Mandus Olson, High School Road, Strawberry Hill, Wyatt Way, Baker Hill, Toe Jam Hill, Fort Ward Hill and Hall’s Hill, I have been curious [...]

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Salvaged week

After a bad fall on the bike and a car accident last week, I finally got back on LRB this afternoon for a 25 mile ride at the south end.  I found I was jumpy and nervous and had a couple panicky moments over little slip-ups, the kinds of things that wouldn’t ordinarily bother me.   [...]

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Crash!

If I wanted to get out of the car and onto the bike more often, my opportunities just increased.  Yesterday afternoon, about a half-mile from home, I rear-ended someone going about 25 miles an hour. 

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Tim-berrrrrr

 
On my way up High School Road hill today, I downshifted and my chain dropped off – I was on a steep incline and came to a sudden, complete and unexpected stop.  I clipped out instinctively on my left but was already falling to my right – and there I went, like a top-heavy fir tree, with the [...]

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Against the wind

A blustery March day here in the Northwest, but blue skies beckoned and I found myself setting off for a moderate ride with minimal expectations…. a “zone 3-4 ride,” as the heart-rate training coach would say. 
Yeah, right.

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A pannier in the ass…

The many considerations of moving into a rack-and-pannier system are mind-boggling.  Like everything else these days, there are so many choices, so many places to purchase, so many articles, reviews and opinions, that it requires months of study to make an informed decision. 

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WomanTours

I’ve been trying to find a tour that suits my fancy, bank account, and schedule this summer, and it isn’t easy, despite the thousands offered.  I’m drawn to the philosophy and spirit of the Adventure Cycling Association; they offer a wide variety of tours, supported and unsupported, long and short, in every part of the [...]

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