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My family and I were riding our Xtracycles back from a Hair of the Dog show at Ten Broeck Mansion last night when we came upon Loren Grugan from the Albany Rickshaw Co. He’s been mentioned on RocBike here and here. We found him at Washington Park...
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We had our first bike camping adventure this weekend, and it was great! We decided to start easy, with a family camping event at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in nearby Delmar, New York. Here’s a bit of history about Five Rivers, which...
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This came into the RocBike inbox today:
Name: Tucker
Subject: For the Rochester crew–a story of hope
Message: Hey guys, I live and bike here in ROC city, and I blogged
today about a cool riding experience I had involving a positive
interaction with...
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The last three times I’ve been on my Xtracycle in Washington Park, it has rained on otherwise sunny days. The most recent time was today, when it rained only while I was in the park. After careful scientific observation, and with an appropriately...
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I was down most of the weekend with the stomach flu. Then I rode about six miles to do a visit to one of our union hotels. Oh. My. God. I didn’t think I was going to make it back. I can’t remember being so tired. It felt like I’d ridden...
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My blogging friend John and his son Brandon just rode across most of our fair state. Now get this: John is a union guy from Massachusetts who likes jazz and soccer. And, as it turns out, I am a union guy from Massachusetts who likes jazz and soccer. John...
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…gets completely soaked together! Here we are after getting caught in a downpour on the way back from Washington Park. Read More...
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Jen and the boys and I set out today for Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, but we got as far as a playground in downtown Delmar, about 4 miles from home. We had a blast, though, throwing the Foxtail, playing in the sandbox and reading Walt Whitman...
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91 degrees.
20 miles.
4 hours of sleep.
One slice of pizza.
Oy! Read More...
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The bicycle facilities at the Stewart’s convenience store on Osbourne and Sand Creek may not be that attractive… …but they do have a cherubim watching the bikes, so there’s some extra security. Read More...
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I have finally joined the elite cycling ranks. No, not by winning Le Tour or completing Paris-Roubaix or Paris-Brest-Paris. I did it the hard way — by getting hit with a full box of french fries thrown from a moving bus. I was on my way home from...
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This great bike was parked outside the Muddy Cup on Madison tonight: Read More...
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I went for a nighttime ride tonight, and decided to explore our soon-to-be neighborhood. We’re moving into the Helderberg Neighborhood (near PS 19) in June. I wanted to explore Helderberg Avenue, which I’d noticed both up by South Main Street...
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One of the best parts of riding my bike is meeting cool people. I’m not a cool guy. I don’t look hip or act hip. I use words like “hip.” I don’t drink, I’m not much of a partier, and I sometimes wear a bowtie to work...
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The only thing that’s as much fun as riding a bike is watching kids have fun riding bikes. My two sons, Bernie and John, spent part of their Sunday morning out on their bikes having a blast. Bernie was on his new Trek, while John was on his “dandy...
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