Category: Cycling

  • Party Like it’s 1999!

    Kinda, anyway; I noticed that I am going thru another cycle and wanted to write it down. back in 1999, I quit a good job, stopped doing what I was doing in bike racing and promoting, and left all my friends behind.  I moved from Cincinnati to Lafayette with a van full of stuff and…

  • Phil’s Ride 2011

    Phil’s Ride 2011

    The annual ride from the shop to Estes and back, the long way. Always a fun time!

  • New Course for De Ronde

    I knew that there was bidding going on for the finish of the Tour of Flanders; Meerbeke had won the contract 25 years ago and last year could be the last.  I was talking to the guy at the ChainStay and his cycling hostel was just outside Oudenaarde.  He should be very excited with his prospects!  It will…

  • Thursday Ride

    This is from Thurday June 30th, 2011 As I am trying out a few different apps I have a few more rides to share. This one is with Strava; the interface is nice and it breaks things down into segments to analyize. I am certain the detour to Gunbarrel was my phone’s GPS acting up;…

  • Saturday Ride Report

    So I was a little casual leaving the parking lot of the shop and missed the light.  There were a few with me so I was not worried about catching but a few were not fit enough to make the bridge.  Especially as the boys did not notice the last few stragglers and started to…