Well, we did it! We got out and rode the tandem this morning. Pam and I decided last night that we would start our usual summertime morning tandem rides today. We’re still not sure whether we’ll move to Tuesday/Thursday and ride instead of doing boot camp those days or just do one morning ride a week [...]
Archive for April 2009
28 miles to work this morning
April 29, 2009Smoked!
April 28, 2009On the way home from work the other night, this guy pulled up beside me at the stoplight at Chestnut and Sherman Parkway. I saw him coming and didn’t think anything of it until I heard what sounded like a weed-eater idling next to me. Glancing over, I was shocked to see a little [...]
Keen Cycling Sandals – First impressions
April 27, 2009I love my good old Keen sandals for casual wear during the summer, so I was intrigued last summer when I began seeing that they were now making a pair of cycling sandals. I had considered getting a different brand of cycling sandals a couple of different times, but always backed out because Pam has a [...]
Bike Springfield 2009
April 25, 2009I participated in Bike Springfield 2009 this morning. Forty-three fine souls showed up on a windy Saturday to take the 6 mile historical tour of downtown Springfield. I had volunteered as a ride leader a month or so ago and was interested to see what kind of folks would turn out. It seemed to be [...]
Fun Friday
April 24, 2009We took the day off to play, so I started the day out right with a hard 20 miles on the road bike. I’ve been hitting it pretty hard this week, and I could tell that my legs were a little tired, and they really never got over that feeling. I did our standard morning ride out [...]
