Category: Rides

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Invited on a Century

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invited on a century

A friend let me know in January that he was doing a fund-raising ride on May 8.  I guess I could write I was invited on a century.  It was for Padres Pedal the Cause […]

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Garbage Bags Might or Might Not Save You From Open Water

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Racing the Iditasport on Big Lake Alaska

This originally appeared in 1994, after riding the Iditasport in February, 1993.  I’m posting it now to honor the event, set to take place this weekend, but was cancelled due to the pandemic.  It’s expected […]

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Setting Up for a Hot Day’s Ride (video)

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Just in time for that late summer heat wave. Or just keeping the warm days cool. How to Ride in the  Heat–Prep Tips from a Roads Scholar.

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Westchester Riding. Mapped. Ready to share.

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I ride. Whether I need to or not. This acute case of ridingitis manifested itself into a book some time ago. Called Where To Bike New York City (the Australian publisher felt that Americans were […]

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Gift Yourself The Birthday Ride

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It’s what you love to do. Give it to yourself. You’re the only one who can. I got in my birthday ride last week. And it was glorious. Sadly, it was the first mid-week slot […]

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Time to take Stoplights Out of Central Park

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Now that cars are banned from Central Park, it’s time to take the stoplights out as well. The Central Park drives weren’t designed for car traffic. They were designed for horses as well as horse-drawn […]

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