4 Rochester

Dozens of friendly people, all on bikes. What’s not to like? Since I moved to Albany, I’ve been working a lot and socializing very little. Tonight, I met a huge gang of fun folks all at once at Critical Mass. Much like Rochester, this CM is a very laid-back affair. All different [...]

I don’t really have a “commute” because I don’t have an office that I go to each day. Instead, my day is a combination of work from home and travel to the hotels and other sites where our UNITE HERE union members work. Most of the sites I represent are in downtown Albany, but...

When I was at the Adirondack Sports & Fitness Expo yesterday, two NYBC folks — Amy and her daughter Laurel — told me about Buckingham Lake (also known as Buckingham Pond or Rafts Pond), an idyllic little spot right outside of downtown Albany. The lake is nestled at the end of several...

It was 90 degrees in Albany yesterday, and that meant it was still gorgeous late last night when I went cruising down to Empire State Plaza and the Capitol. Enjoy! [Show as slideshow]

No, not the city in California. The jazz drumming genious Chico Hamilton. I interviewed him this evening for The Jazz Session, my jazz interview show. I went downtown to the Hampton Inn in Albany in plenty of time for our interview, even giving myself enough time to hang out at Melville’s Mug....

Originally posted at Fort Orange Cycling. My new Down Low Glow bike lighting system arrived this afternoon, and I took my first cruise tonight with the stylin’ Packet Boat (Xtracycle). I’ll have some pictures in the morning. My driveway is about five feet long, and I had not reached the end...

The sometimes harrowing, infrequently edifying tale of a multi-modal trip across New York State, complete with Buddhists, BMXers and bureaucracy. Read all about it.

OK, maybe not exactly with, but certainly in the immediate vicinity of… Read all about it.

Read about it at Fort Orange Cycling.

I rode more than 10 miles today on my bike. That, my friends, is farther than my total combined mileage for the rest of 2008 thus far. That’s right. Mister I-Ride-Everywhere. Mister RocBike. Mister Bike Culture. That same cat has reverted to Mr. Pudgy Cager. Since being transferred here to Albany...