Back in July when my wife asked me if I’d be interested in going to Asheville for a few days in August while she attended a conference, I immediately said YES! I had heard lots of good things about the riding in the area plus I had heard good things about the Assault On Mt [...] Read more »
Another Century In The Books
This past Saturday I completed my 2nd century ride of the year, The Cartersville Century. I had a good time, and met my objective, but it was tougher than I thought it would be. Early Wake Up Call I am not a big morning person so when the alarm went off at 4:45AM I grumbled [...] Read more »
Fun In The Mountains
This is where I spent part of my Sunday morning. This was at the top of Woody Gap, the third climb of the day. I spent a couple of hours yesterday climbing hills in the N. Georgia Mountains and I had a great time! Our regular Sunday group had planned on riding in the mountains [...] Read more »
Years Highest Mileage Week
Today was the end of the best week of the year mileage wise, 153 miles. I ended the week with a nice 65 mile effort today. Yesterday was a brisk 37 mile group ride. That gave me 102 miles for the weekend. I am almost back on pace compared to where I was last year [...] Read more »
A Great Weekend Of Riding
I am feeling pretty good right now . The reason is that I had a great weekend of riding. My body is definitely fully recovered from last week’s century and I am ready to start training for the next long ride. On Saturday I went out and rode a fairly hard 21 miles, making sure [...] Read more »
This Smart Car Driver Was Not So Much
I guess I am lucky, but I don’t get yelled at/abused all that much while riding. Most drivers are pretty good about giving me enough room to ride without getting upset that I might slow them down by 5 seconds. Every once in a while though, I encounter someone who is having a bad day [...] Read more »
Categories: Commentary, Ride Reports - Tags: Aggressive drivers, road cycling, smart car