I have always been a solitary cyclist. I would read the forums like all the good nerds do, and see all of this hooplah about how you use 30% less…
Two weeks ago, I went on a training ride. In 57 miles, we did nearly 6,000 feet of climbing. That is more than a vertical mile. It is also pure…
Yup. Its been a year since the last one (well, almost a year), and the fine folks over at Girl Bike Love are gearing up (get it?) for the 2013 CycloFemme…
The following are things I have never, ever said while on my bike. I was thinking about them today, while laying around languishing in what may the beginning stages of…
Last Friday I finally dragged myself into the cold, cold night and rolled with the East Bay Bike Party. I had been out of the scene for months, for no…
Yesterday I totally punked out on a training ride. To be fair, Friday was a very late, and very emotional night, and I was exhausted on Saturday. But even after…
I found this image on the always lovely CycleStuff blog, run by Simon Nurse, and it made me laugh. As an aside, If you have never seen The Joy of…
I read alot of nerdy bike magazines. I am constantly entranced by the narratives there – the adventure cycling and the journeys. It isn’t lost on me that the authors…
This morning was 38 degrees. Let me be very clear about that. It took a lot of resolve to get out of bed, let alone knowing I was not only…
Recently, I found myself in a position to blow some money on cycling clothing. I had been putting this off, because I was holding out for some mythical perfect jersey.…
I have recently become something of a sucker for books about bikes. I will be honest about that – I am not ashamed. I like meaty narrative, with a topic…
There are about a million things I should be doing, none of which include getting around to updating this blog. But, it is always in times like these that I…
Wow. I have been gone a long, long time. I keep promising not to do that. I don’t mean to toy with you. I have just been really, really busy.…
I keep a pretty serious and detailed spreadsheet of my rides. Mostly, I use this to track progress in terms of both distance and intensity, but it’s also nice to…
I did make it back alive from NYC – a while ago in fact. But it was my birthday, which was distracting, and there have been several other issues at…
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