riding with skinny tires.
Here we are 90 days later. I had high hopes for the Zwift, and indoor cycling. I wasn’t sure if I could stick with riding it five days a week. But, my goal is to ride 100 miles for the MS150 Tour de Farms. I am pleasantly surprised and surprisingly addicted to riding with Zwift. 🙂 […]
Yes, I Hate Riding on an Indoor Trainer I think with the New Year here, we all have resolutions or goals of greatness. For me, I’m working towards my first century ride. I’ve been pretty close with hitting 77 miles. To make it this year I’ll need to adjust two items; the first is mindset […]
Okay, for starters I wasn’t actually wheel to wheel with a tow truck… At the beginning and the end of the typical cycling season we’re limited by daylight. Sunset is before 7pm and the sun isn’t rising until after 6. Yes, I can start using a headlight and taillight but more on that later. With […]
I tackled my 4th Tour de Farms this weekend ! It was a great ride ( Saturday only for me ) this year! We were challenged with a 100 degree heat index and an invigorating strong wind out of the south. None of that mattered when you stop and think of the challenges someone faces […]
Seventh ride of the summer and starting to feel pretty good. Since I mostly ride solo, okay, all the time, I rely on Strava and my rides stats to push myself harder for my Tour de Farms with Team Zym. Not a whole lot of wildlife but more cycling traffic might answer that — with […]
Sometimes It’s Better to Ride on a Cloudy Day Today it was chilly and grey, but it’s my scheduled ride night and I really needed to get some miles in to prepare for my Tour de Farms MS150 ride. I’m so behind in my training, that I don’t really care what the weather is like. […]
—— q u i c k n e w s p o s t —— Great news ! The CalSag is now a paved bike path to from Lemont to 127th Street in Alsip. That makes it an approximately 11 miles of path in one direction with minimal car interaction. Previously the section […]
If you live in Lemont, you just can’t beat the convenience of the Centennial Path / Veterans Memorial Trail. I like to park at 135th Street where the old Swing Bridge is located. From there you can usually pick up a tail wind in the Fall, at least on the way out. Today there were […]
After great, long vacation and leading our Cub Scout Pack at Day Camp, I’m back on the road. I’m also back on the road since the mountain bikes are both in the shop for repairs and maintenance. I headed over to the CalSag Trails West Parking Lot, jumped on the saddle and hit 30 miles, well […]