Cycling
Cycling is one of those activities you can do anytime and almost anywhere. Unlike so many other sports you can go cycling without joining a team. Without the politics of a club. Without the painstaking preparation so many activities require. Just grab a bike and mount up. Cycling is fun with a group of friends and it's invigorating to ride alone. You can challenge yourself with aggressive distances or hill climbs or just take a leisurely ride along the shore. Cycling is whatever you make it.
For me cycling is an escape. An escape from my daily regimen. An escape from the world in which everyone knows me. When I'm riding I'm just another person. No commitments or responsibilities. It gives me time to clear my head. Just me and the open roads (or paths or trails!). I'm just riding around focused on....nothing.
In this section you'll find blog entries related to cycling along with some ride statistics and maps from my recent rides. I've also included some cycling links of interest. I hope you find this section useful and interesting!
- I Did It! 106 Awesome Miles Of The NYC Century!
If you didn’t know I was preparing for my first century this year then you must have stopped following me on facebook and twitter. I’ve been inundating everyone around me with a barrage of cycling updates. Don’t rejoice yet…there’s [...] - Tomorrow I’m Riding My First Century
Tomorrow marks the culmination of 9 months worth of dedication and hard work. I’ve spent most of the summer preparing to ride a full century (100 miles). I’ve been riding in cycling tours for the last 5 years, typically [...] - Silly Rabbit, Bike Lanes Are For Bikes
If you know me personally or follow me on twitter you know I’m a fairly serious cyclist. I ride in several high-mileage tours each summer, and, most recently, I began cycling to work. The commute takes me through portions of [...] - Summer Is Shaping Up, But Something’s Different This Year
It’s only May and the calendar is filling up with important events and vacations. In just two weeks Cathy and I are attending a wedding for one of my childhood friends. After sending the happy couple off with a [...] - Cycling, Cycling, Everywhere!
I grew up cycling everywhere. Floral Park was a community where children had bikes and rode them to school, friends houses, the park, for recreation…pretty much everywhere. Then I went to college in a less than hospitable climate for [...]
- Bike New York
Bike New York is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to promote and encourage bicycling and bicycle safety through education, public events, and collaboration with community and government organizations. - Boston Cycling Celebration
Experience a car-free Storrow Drive, explore hidden pathways and historic neighborhoods, and take in views of the Boston Harbor that you’ve never seen before. - Cuningham Park Mountain Bike Trail Info/Map
Information and trail map for Cunningham Park in Queens, NY. - Highlander Cycle Tour
Inaugurated in 2000, the Highlander Cycle Tour is an annual charity bicycle tour of New York’s famous Finger Lakes Wine Country. - Park Tool Bike Repair Stands: PCS-9 vs PCS-10
The differences between Park Tool bike repair stands PCS-9 & PCS-10 - Ramble Around Prattsburgh
A mountain or cross bike race around the town of Prattsburgh…with three distances to choose from: 30 miles, 15 miles, and 8 miles. - Recycle-A-Bicycle
A youth training and environmental education initiative that has taken root in New York City public schools and after school youth programs. - Tour de Thompson
A bike tour in Canandaigua, New York benefitting the F.F. Thompson Foundation - Transportation Alternatives
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