We got up this morning and headed to Nixa bright and early with the tandem on the back of the Jeep to ride the 40 mile route of the St. John’s Nixa Bike Ride. This free event offered routes of 12, 40 and 70 miles with stocked rest stops in Boaz, Clever, Republic and Battlefield. [...]
Archive for May 2009
St. John’s Nixa Bike Ride
May 30, 2009Hmmm….taper or not?
May 29, 2009Well, the countdown is beginning. Next Friday evening about this time I’ll be heading to Tulsa to begin Oklahoma Freewheel 2009. I’ve actually got most of my camping gear packed already, and the bike is in pretty good shape, albeit a little on the dirty side. My preparation seems a little on the sketchy side, [...]
Moving the right direction
May 28, 2009Pam and I got the tandem out this morning for a 20 mile jaunt before I headed to work on my bike, and I’m pleased to report that we were just a little faster than the last time we rode this route. In turn, the previous ride was a little faster than the one before [...]
Huh?
May 28, 2009Huh? How in the world did WordPress generate their list of possibly related posts for this? The original post is here…. I’m pretty sure I didn’t mention breastfeeding. ================================================================================== So with that said…..ALL YOU NEW COMMUTERS OUT THERE, GO GET A HELMET AND PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD! God bless… TW Possibly related [...]
Why won’t people wear bicycle helmets?
May 28, 2009With the warmer weather we’ve had lately, I’ve noticed a definite uptick in the number of commuters the last two weeks (when it’s been dry). A lot of them look like they’ve not done it much, but God bless them, at least they’re out there giving it a shot. I know this is stereotyping [...]
