4 Rochester

…is on the way! Jen bought a Trek 7000WSD today at The Down Tube bike shop in Albany. It looks like this, or at least it will when it’s built: We ordered the 700cc Xtracycle kit tonight, and they’ll be building her bike when the kit arrives. Huzzah! Fittingly, we loaded almost the entire...

Photo by Eric Breitung

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....

The rest of the photos are at Fort Orange Cycling.

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.