Tag: bike

Night Ride To Yoga

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It was a chilly and windy ride into the city for Yoga.  The yoga leader decided to do core work this evening.  It hurt soooo good.

Although the ride to the city was chilly, the ride home was very cool.  A full moon, clear sky and the wind at my back made the ride home a joy.  I tried taking a few shots of church steeples with the full moon and sky as a backdrop but I could not hold still enough to take a night shot.  I only got one. One of the others is the old Vocational school built with the design of a manufacturing mill.  They certainly had different ideas about education back then.

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Vocational School

 

 

Today’s Ride

Not much to say about this standard route of mine.

CLICK HERE for the ride stats

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Cranberry Bog. Rochester Ma

 

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Non Union Workers
Old Gas station in Rochester Ma
Old filling station in Rochester Ma
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Herring Run. Rochester Ma
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Rochester Ma farmhouse

I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

Bike Tour of Cape Cod and The Islands

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It’s a done deal.  I’ll be touring locally this summer by riding Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and and outside chance of adding Nantucket.(probably a day trip).  It’s still in the planning stage and I’m thinking this will be a six day tour.

 

Texas Bike Racing

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Tilt Racing Team

Brandon is a member of the newest racing team in Austin. Tilt Racing.  He has come a long way from that youngster who had a difficult time riding the NYC Five Boroughs Tour in 2008.

October in Austin is a great time and with free room and board, it’s also a wonderful vacation spot.

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Brandon in the peloton during the Driveway Series Race in  Austin.

Weekend InWoodstock, VT.

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The family gathered in Vermont  to celebrate an 80th birthday for one of ours. I brought my bike along naturally and did a short ride around the area. It’s not my estate but the owner is part of the family and it’s my first time here.  It’s set on top of a hill in beautiful Woodstock, Vt. Continue reading “Weekend InWoodstock, VT.” →

Getting Fit

Harmony I’m a day late for the photography 101 posting so I decided to create Home and Harmony.  The crocus are in full bloom making a nice contrast to my house.

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Even the crokies came out it was so nice.

Let me clear the air about winter riding.  When it was cold and there was snow and ice, I was determined to get out and ride. I bought studded tires, rode on them three times and praised their suitability for winter conditions.  I lied.  I don’t like winter riding on ice and snow.  I don’t dislike it either.  It’s just something I do.  After riding a few days in relatively nice weather I can honestly say that winter biking kind of sucks.   But I still do it.  Continue reading “Getting Fit” →

My New Bike Surprised Me

 

The so’wester gale was a blow’n.  The original plan, hatched yesterday, was to get the road bike ready and begin training for bike events happening soon. I got stuck watching the Davis Cup and before I knew it. It was noontime.  I decided that today was not going to be the day for a long ride with sustained winds of 20-25 knots, so I settled on the new Scott bike, I got on my trip to Austin last year, for the short ride to the bank. Continue reading “My New Bike Surprised Me” →

It’s Time To Get Serious

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Every bicyclist wants a comfortable saddle. What is not so obvious is what constitutes a comfortable saddle.

Every spring, bike shops sell scads of saddles to cyclists who come in because their old saddle has become uncomfortable since they stopped cycling in the fall. They went out for a ride or two, and found it much less comfortable than they remembered from the previous year. They’ve heard about the latest buzzword in saddle gimmicks, and they want one of those!

They buy the new saddle, put it on the bike, go for a few more rides, and find they’re much more comfortable. They tell all their friends about their wonderful new saddle, and how they need one too…More on saddles from Sheldon Brown

Continue reading “It’s Time To Get Serious” →

Bike Riding Is Easy

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CLICK HERE for the route map

I invited a friend who is relatively new to bike riding to join me on the Blackstone River Bikeway in Rhode Island.

“How long is the path” he asked.

“Ten miles”. Continue reading “Bike Riding Is Easy” →

Road Riding

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Causeway separating Snipatuit Pond in Rochester, Ma.

I got the Felt road bike all spiffed up for the first road ride of the year.  Twenty five miles on the back roads of Southeastern Massachusetts. CLICK HERE to see the map.  The winter riding is pretty much easy spins around town.  The rest of the year sees those rides but also medium and high mile road rides.  These are put the camera away serious rides to build up strength and stamina for the events and bike tours that are on the schedule throughout the summer.
There were a few others out on this very popular bike area.  Some roadies, a couple of mothers with their child and what looked like the tail end of a club ride.  Twenty five miles at a moderate pace was a nice start to the season.