Training Tuesday September 22-29
Goal 90 miles, Actual Total 29 miles 1st Ride 17 miles 2nd Ride 12 miles Total Ride 29 miles This has been the worst week since we started driving out west to ride. We had lower miles weeks...
Training Tuesday September 15-21
Goal 82 miles, in 2 longer rides Actual Total 87 miles 1st Ride 42 miles 2nd Ride 45 miles Total Ride 87 miles We knew that we could only ride 2 days this week,...
Training Tuesday September 8-14
Goal shifting toward longer rides Actual Total 35 miles 1st Ride 35 miles I thought we’d get 2 rides this week, but ended up making the most of the single ride that we had. 35...
Getting Real About Gear
I didn’t expect to be so heavily into needing to make gear and equipment decisions this early on. It’s beginning to feel like my wax rubbing Kickstarter. Never heard of that? It was going...
Training Tuesday September 1-7
Goal 74 miles, still shifting toward 2 longer rides Actual Total 75 miles 1st Ride 26 miles 2nd Ride 27 miles 3rd Ride 22 miles I started writing my post on trail safety this...
My Bucket Runneth Over
Do you have a bucket list? I do. Russ didn’t like the phrase “Bucket list” though. I think it must have felt a little crude to him, so I re-titled mine “Dream Sheet.” That...
Training Tuesday August 25-31
Training Tuesday August 25-31 Goal 67 miles, still shifting toward 2 longer rides Actual Total 67.5 miles Wednesday 26th, 24 miles Thursday 27nd 14.5 miles Saturday 29th 29 miles I planned to go out...
And Then, The Etsy Store
At one time, seems like it was around our unemployment year, I thought I (or we) might make a business with Etsy. I love handmade crafting. I love up-cycling (I don’t commit sacrilege, I...
Training Tuesday August 18-24
Goal: 61 miles shifting toward 2 longer rides Actual: 63 miles Tuesday 18th 24 miles Saturday 22nd 28 miles Monday 24th 11 miles This week I got in the two longest rides I’ve done...
How Much Could a Bike Ride Cost Anyway?
I’ve spent over a thousand dollars on major bike repairs and gear recently. It sounds like a lot, but some of it was way overdue. I hope I’m good on that for 6 months...