Ridin’ when I can
Posted in road rides on Jun 29th, 2009
I was fortunate to get a really nice ride in on Saturday morning. 26 miles with 1882 feet of climbing in about 2 hours of ride time. Here’s the details.
I left my house around 6:45 A.M. with a decent amount of light. I started the ride with my LED light on the front flashing, as [...]
Posted in Gear on Jun 24th, 2009
I’ve had a nagging click in the right drive-side pedal for quite some time now. Using advice from Bicycle Tutor, I looked at the more obvious places for the click. I took the pedal off and regreased the threads. I fixed two stuck links in my chain. I also tightened the crank arm bolt just [...]
Posted in General on Jun 23rd, 2009
Another ride to put on the calendar for the Southeast Ohio Region.
Pawpaws and pedals make a great combination, so this year’s festival features the Pawpaw Double Nickel, a 55-mile road bike ride through the hills at a really nice time of the year. Starting and ending at the festival, this ride will take you from [...]
Posted in road rides on Jun 1st, 2009
Yesterday I had the pleasure of riding my bike to work. I took the long way home yesterday, making the 6.77 miles home in about 33.5 minutes. I had a real hard time with some of the hills on the Yukon. It felt at times like I was dragging an anchor. [...]