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5,280 miles or, a mile of miles (14½ mi/day avg) Challenge Goal: 5,840 (16 mi/day avg) Top 10% overall in BikeJournal rankings (outdoor miles only)100% of workdays commuting by bike in the Commuter Cycling Century39 weeks (75%) in the Car-Free Week Challenge (Challenge goal: 42 weeks or 80%)Break...

I’m very satisfied with with how things went cycling in 2008. I met most of my goals and I’m okay with those I didn’t meet. I really expanded my riding and am finally beginning to no longer feel like a beginner. 2008 Goals I set a mileage goal of 4,750 with a challenge goal of [......

Even on my first day in Colorado this past July, I knew I’d come back. The week I spent cycling the Front Range merely whetted my appetite for more. Now, plans are in the works for a return next year. Apparently, my experience with the BikeJournal Reunion (BJRU) struck a chord with the gang in...

We are at the beginning of a glorious Indian Summer week. While overcast, yesterday warmed up to the 60s by evening. The clouds moved out by mid-morning today and we had beautiful sunny, wind-free, 70° day for the election. Tomorrow and Thursday are to be similar, with clouds moving in Friday afternoon...

I met my 2008 mileage goal this afternoon on a nice, nice, 37-mile ride along the lake shore. My goal of 4,750 miles is now 23 miles behind me. Of those miles, 4,012.2 (84%) were ridden on the Portland, and 760.6 (16%) have passed under Yellow Bike’s wheels. On to the challenge goal of 5,200 miles...

This is my first day off in several weeks, and likely my only one for another several weeks. Yeah, there was our annual Leaf-Peeper Century to Letchworth on Columbus Day, but that was a lot of work. And I don’t count Sundays either. I subbed a lot in October. A co-worker at each [...]

So I’m working along at the front desk of the library when I look up to see a tall guy in a yellow Bell helmet come in. I thought he looked familiar. When he presented his library card and his account came up, sure enough, it was Adam, contributor to RocBike.com. Naturally we talked [...]

I guess I wasn’t paying attention when the embargo was lifted. Just after the three-day 2008 Rochester Omnium, I was at the shop talking with Scott Page. After thanking him for bringing world-class cycling to R-Town again, I mused on two things. First, he was surprised, asking, “Where did...

Join us on the Columbus Day Monday holiday, October 13, as we ride to Letchworth State Park and back to look at the leaves. Last year we rode a 74-mile route at 13–15 MPH, and had a blast along the way, despite the wind shifting to give us glorious headwinds in both directions. I rode [...]

The Bike to Work Guide: What You Need to Know to Save Gas, Go Green, Get Fit will ship in November, be in stores by December, and be on sale everywhere by January. It’s now available for “pre-order” on Amazon.com and elsewhere. Affordably priced at only $7.95, the Bike to Work Guide...