Tag Archives: Bianchi

On the trail more and more

As the weather improves, I’m on the trail and in the garden, more and more. That does mean less blogging, so it’s a happy thing, when my posts are less frequent. Yesterday, I enjoyed a quick 14 mile trail ride. … Continue reading

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More lessons – we should learn something every day, right?

Today was Jack’s ride from Surry to Waverly. I’ve been looking forward to it for weeks. Despite my early departure to drive to the ride start, I arrived late. Fortunately, the riders hadn’t left yet. It was a large ride, … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving and cycling

I’m thankful that I’m cycling. It’s Thanksgiving day, and I knew there was a ride this morning. All week, I plotted and planned so I would have enough of my work done to go cycle for 3 hours this morning. … Continue reading

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Long Haul Trucker – SMOOOOOOOTH Ride

While biking today, my daughter rode Itzhak, the Long Haul Trucker by Surly.  When first she met my bikes, she rode my vintage Panasonic touring bike, Midge. She was thrilled, and Yes, she wanted me to drop Midge off at … Continue reading

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Seemed hot today

Today was one of those days I couldn’t get enough fluids. Although it didn’t reach 100 in the residential areas of Richmond, I think it definitely did out where we were riding. Kevin and I opted to sort of follow … Continue reading

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Wednesdays are ALWAYS worth waking up for;0)

Wednesdays are all about cycling. In the mornings, I get to ride the retirees ride. We cycle about 35 miles and there are a variety of pace groups to ride with. Today, I got to run with the greyhounds! I … Continue reading

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Rained out!

The morning ride was apparently rained out. I showed up at the Hanover courthouse, and no one was there with bikes. I drove home, then to the studio, hoping to do the evening ride, and it was cancelled. Fortunately, I … Continue reading

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Happily Water-logged after Covered Bridge Century

Well, the Covered Bridge Century was wonderful, and wet. I cycled it with my friend, Kevin Custalow, who you may have read about in my “about” page. He was a major influence for me in cycling about 28 years ago. … Continue reading

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Dreams and actions

Lately, I’ve been mentioning to friends, a dream I had a long time ago. I had a dream to cycle across the states, and then up to Alaska. Someone, 25 years or so ago, said, but you aren’t a pro … Continue reading

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