Are you a professional racer or perhaps a serious amateur racer? Do you like riding ultra-long distances? When you’re riding your bike, do seconds count? If so, then this post isn’t for you. For everyone else, I would like to propose we think about the unthinkable. What if we rode our road bikes […]
Category: Why I Am Not Cool
How to Turn Your Carbon Road Bike Into A Touring Bike (Or Why I Am Not Cool: Part 7 In A Continuing Series)
Global warming continues to disappoint. With one week remaining before my 200k ride, I threw on my cold weather gear and shoved off into the teeth of a brisk northwest wind, making the 37 degree temperature feel decidedly colder. In addition to cold and wind, I was treated to some light snow flurries along the […]
“The Rules” (Or Why I Am Not Cool: Part 6 In A Continuing Series)
If you haven’t already done so, swing by The Velominati’s website. It’s a great reference for uber-cyclists and those aspiring to be one. There is also handy information for the not-so-serious cyclist and some entertaining reads on cycling news/culture. The Velominati fashion themselves as keepers of cycling’s numerous traditions and etiquette. In their own words, “A Velominatus […]
Fall Fashions
Another nice fall day greeted me today and I enjoyed it while zipping along a 33 mile route through the countryside near Brentsville. I got a late start and it was necessary to turn my lights on during the last ten miles as the sun began to set. The only item of interest occurred early […]
Why I Am Not Cool: Part 5 In A Continuing Series
It has been some time since I discussed my lack of coolness in the cycling community. I have chronicled my chronic use of kickstands, my refusal to shave my legs, and my insistence on the use of reflectors and saddle bags. I try not to dwell on my idiosynchracies, but I am occasionally forced to confront […]
Why I Am Not Cool (Part 4 in a continuing series)
As I type these words, I am sitting on my front porch waiting to distribute Halloween candy to the trick-0r-treaters of the neighborhood. This alone makes me uncool in some cycling circles. Apparently, many cool riders participate in a Halloween evening ride which removes them from the “bothersome” kids . Once again, I gladly find […]
Why I Am Not Cool (Part 3 in a Continuing Series)
I’ve told you about my dork disk and I’ve confessed to my irrational insistence on using a kick stand. I believe the time is right for me to share yet another aspect of my cycling nerdiness which immediately points me out to serious cyclists as not being one of them. I don’t shave my legs. There, […]
Why I Am Not Cool (Part 2 in a Continuing Series…)
Long ago, I learned my approach to cycling is extremely uncool. There are many aspects of my bike, fashion, etc… that immediately point me out to serious cyclists as someone who does not belong in their inner circles. I have already shared one such sign with you. It is because of these clear signs that […]
My Dork Disk
See the clear disk on my rear axle? Bet you didn’t know this particular piece of gear has a nickname. It’s called a “dork disk.” Bet you don’t know why. Well, if you are a serious cyclist you probably do know why and if you’re not one, you probably don’t care. But I’m going […]
There And Back Again 