In July 2016 I started a Quest that involved visiting by bike every settlement, city, town, village and hamlet in my home county of Oxfordshire. These settlements total around 500, reviewing my details in early April of this year I found I visited just over 300 or around 60%. I hadn’t actually visited anywhere new … Continue reading "County Quest Restart"
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We are visiting Mom and family in Kansas. When I booked the trip in November I was thinking “early” spring right?! Well not exactly……let’s just say there have been NO bicycles 🚳 involved in this trip. We don’t seem to have what it takes to bike in 3-degree weather. We have walked and shoveled snow. … Continue reading "Spring In Kansas"
Read MoreIt’s Time! It’s Time! Hello possums. Are you ready? I sure am. The Cycle Life Challenge is for You The Cycle Life Challenge is a coffeeneuring*-inspired, fun way to share your day rides during a specific time period. It’s open to everyone. This will be the fourth annual challenge. We found that it is just … Continue reading "2019 Cycle Life Challenge"
Read MoreSuzanne asked what I wear on my hands to keep them from freezing. Here is a photo of my wind bloc fleece mittens, rain overmitts if needed, and chemical hand warmers for frozen rides ;’-). Mostly I wear the mittens alone but am always prepared with more. I find that mittens work better for me … Continue reading "Cold Hand Riding"
Read MoreI know we…well I’ve, complained a bit about traffic on the bike trail lately. So,I thought I would share this text I just received from Jack😊😊 These two lanes are on the rectrail. Have no idea how he did this? Think someone is explaining things to him. About twenty feet in front of his is … Continue reading "Well What the Heck!!!!!"
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I was a little under the weather on the 21st so didn’t make it out. However, everyone under the sun was posting amazing sunset and sunrise photos on FB and other social media. As I sat on my couch last night…….I could see the color building from our window and decided I needed to get … Continue reading "A Day Late But Not A Dollar Short……Solstice Sunset"
Read MoreI don’t remember my first bike ride at all, but I do have many fine memories of the fun and freedom of riding bikes at every stage of my life. I can only conclude that I never had to learn how to ride a bike because I’ve been cycling since the day I was born–much … Continue reading "A FIRST BIKE RIDE"
Read MoreI learnt to ride quite late. There were no bicycles in the household and I was probably about 11 when the 24″ wheel bike in the second part of the video was owned by a friend and she taught me. The process was to go to the local park, find a grass-covered hill, put me … Continue reading "First bike(s)"
Read MoreI have not been able to find exactly what I wanted for this post, but I think you will get the idea. I grew up in a rural part of Baltimore County, and I don’t ever remember having or riding a trike. I remember having a four wheeled something. Not exactly a car, and not … Continue reading "First Bike"
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That is a tricycle similar to the one I graduated directly from to a 26″ bicycle — way too big for me — but with assistance from brother — learned the rudiments of balancing on 2 wheels as he followed running alongside. Problem became, I out distanced him, and confronted with a US highway … Continue reading "First Bicycle/First Solo Ride"
Read MoreOur hosts inform us that the update went successfully last night. We now have an unlimited space plan, so keep those posts and pics coming. Also, let us know if you encounter any issues over the next few days. Thanks, Scott & Rachael
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An update. The initial attempt at an upgrade was unsuccessful. It has been rescheduled for Friday, 10/26, at 1 AM Pacific time, You folks are uploading too dang many photos (not really, of course – keep them coming)! The website has almost blown its space limit, and we need to upgrade the service level with … Continue reading "Announcement: A space time problem (rescheduled)"
Read MoreJust an FYI. Most of you probably know that the Authors page has been broken for several weeks. It was broken in an unsuccessful attempt to exclude new subscribers from the page, because of the number of spam subscribers that come our way. Bill and I are going to start over, by deleting and readding the … Continue reading "Where are all our authors?"
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When I first heard that a nude bicyclist was cruising down extremely busy Highway 101 in the middle of high speed traffic in the South Bay today, I feared it would be our dear “Goddess” Kathleen, who lives nearby. Upon careful examination, it appears not to be her. Just kidding, Kathleen! (Photo from the Daily … Continue reading "Riding raw on Highway 101"
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I have followed Karen Cook for years. She always takes interesting tours and has even more interesting journals. When I read on Cycle Blaze that she was heading out on a Coastal tour I connected with her to see if she was coming through Monterey. Yes…..she was. However, the day she was to be here … Continue reading "A meet up with a touring celebrity!"
Read MoreAnd…..the leader has already gone 406 miles😂😂 just a bit faster than we tour!! In second is a woman from Austria…..follow along here: http://trackleaders.com/transam18
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Not a ride, but I thought folks might find this interesting. There is still a long way to go—passage by the California Assembly (lower house of the state Legislature), Governor’s signature, funding, work on the ground—but the California Senate (upper house of the state Legislature) has unanimously passed a bill to create the Great Redwood … Continue reading "Great Redwood Trail"
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Today’s Ride of Silence in Munich The Ride of Silence is an international cycling event on the third Wednesday in May, which commemorates cyclists killed and injured on public roads. Cyclists around the world are demonstrating for more attention and safety on the road. We met at 6:30 in pouring rain – otherwise there might … Continue reading "Ride of Silence – Munich"
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For the past eleven months the Main Street, Broadway, of Seaside has been closed. There has been much construction. New drainage systems, sidewalks extended with added seating, trees planted and bicycle parking added. Broadway was completely closedown for several months. This caused some of the existing businesses to shutdown……the word on the street was that … Continue reading "Cycling Into The Future"
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I’ve made a slide show from the bicycle head badges I have discovered and photographed on my walks and rides around Munich. Some new, some old, some exotic – I’ve become addicted and can’t walk down the street any more without looking at each and every bike along the way. Click here for the head … Continue reading "Beautiful Bicycle Head Badges"
Read MoreThe Cycle Life Challenge is for You The Cycle Life Challenge is a coffeeneuring*-inspired, fun way to share your day rides during a specific time period. It’s open to everyone who wants to play nicely. This will be the third annual challenge. We found during the first two that it was just as fascinating to … Continue reading "2018 Cycle Life Challenge"
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Shockingly, Cycle365 may have a few bugs to shake out. So you don’t all have to tell us something we already know, I’ll maintain an article listing what we’re aware of. Open items The login function is unsecured, not encrypted. I don’t know if this is a concern or not, and Rachael doesn’t know how to … Continue reading "Cycle365 features"
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What’s that image coming in out of the fog? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s Cycle365! Pretty corny, I’ll give you that. We’re excited though about the idea of having a community website to share our day rides and other bike-centric activities, so I’m kicking things off with a modest entry about … Continue reading "Biking out of the fog"
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