I moved to a new house during the pandemic and last year was the first time I rode in my new neighborhood for May is Bike Month.
While I was getting to learn my new area, not far from whe... read more
My dad instilled a love of bike riding in me from a very young age that has stayed with me all these years. I have so many unforgettable memories of riding bikes as a child, starting with sitting ... read more
Like a lot of solo riders (retired, not working, freelancer, self-employed) I love to ride. I enjoy the solitude of riding alone and am comfortable with this, especially as my commitments schedule ... read more
Même quand il pleut, la ride de vélo est extraordinaire! Au printemps, le petit vert des feuilles ressort de la grisaille. Les oiseaux sont actifs, les odeurs terreuses.
Il nāy a pas de ... read more
Kicked-off our 2022 Bike Everywhere Challenge for the Bikes & Brew gang with a North Cascades Highway century and 6,300 feet of vertical on Sunday. No cars, plenty of pb & j and 6-foot snow... read more
Ross Dam Trailhead (milepost 134) to Silver Star (milepost 171) ā road closed.
The following is taken from the Department of Transport (Washington) website;
āSR 20 North Cascades ... read more
It started with an old red Peugeot that my uncle brought brand new while attending college in the 70s. I got on it and just headed out in different directions. It quickly had a rough go and I got a... read more
So, I'd been riding in the Cheaha Challenge (on the Talladega Scenic Byway) most years since 2010. In 2019, they added a 20km time-trial the day before, to which I paid no attention. That's not h... read more
Meet Jessica Levine, a middle school science teacher who commutes by bike from the Central District to Ravenna. Jessica's commute story ties her love for experiencing the city to her passion for pr... read more
When I'm getting older, I cannot ride a bike to reach any place I want. Most times, I choose to drive my car, but I cannot arrive at some natural places I used to visit. One of my neighbours recomm... read more
My much younger and fitter sister signed me up for the Loch Ness Etape at the end of last year. 'To celebrate your 50th birthday!' she said. I thought 'What the heck!' and promptly forgot about ... read more
Since it was a nice day decided to take my first bike I bought 38 years ago for a run into work š modified a bit but don't have safe roads to open up on š lovely ride in hardly any people or best o... read more
Pre-pandemic I HAD a bike but it didnāt get out much and I hadnāt quite plucked up the courage to use it to commute to work, despite wanting to. When public transport became largely discouraged at ... read more
After losing my husband 2 years ago I took myself off on a Boat Bike Tour to the Netherlands (We had been looking at doing it together) Having not ridden a bike for 19 months I booked an E-bike, I... read more
Well, it finally happened... I went for a random bike run after an errand. No bike repair kit and no pump. Can't be certain what I fully hit but I was in unfamiliar canal territory as my back tyre ... read more
Thank you dearly to those responsible! (Not me!)
Plaque reads:
ā [quote]
The Parkway Half Marathon,
in collaboration with the
Cordova Recreation and Parks District
the ... read more
It's finally getting to feel more like spring!! And that means, more rides on the e-cargo bike!!
There's nothing like being the center of attention at the school pickup/dropoff car line -... read more
After winter ect, gave bike a bit of a service. Need a new chainset this will be the 3rd one on the bike, so will also change chain and freewheel as well as they are not too bad but, wear and tear ... read more
Hi! I'm the Rambling Rubbisher (folks call me Rub for short), I love riding my bicycle and picking up trash with a grabber stick. I started in April 2014 and have been clearing a bicycle basket of ... read more
The weather this weekend was so gorgeous that I couldnāt have possibly made an excuse to not get out on my bike. I spotted a nature reserve on the map only a few miles from home that Iād never been... read more
GOAL reached! Today I reached my goal of riding the equivalent of around the world at the equator. Total distance = 40075 Klm (24902 miles). I started riding in January 2018, and during the period... read more
I went to 2 meetings and the gym by bike and realized the commute for all 3 events combined was a little over a mile from my house and a total of 10 minutes. Faster than walking, no looking for par... read more
After not biking for years I got a work email in2019 about the bike challenge. So I participated. Been on the bike ever since. When Covid hit, Riding became my way of relieving stress, getting exer... read more
Hi Everyone, when lockdown hit i lost my motivation to get out and ride on my bike, this was partially due to not being able to ride with my cycling club as we were to large to get rides organised.... read more
Yesterday I dropped my car off to be serviced and got to ride to work from a different direction. I found myself on a street in Redding that I had never been on, in my all of my 23 of living here.... read more
Seattle to Port Townsend ā Stage 1
After 5 days of travel, acclimatisation, sightseeing & final preparation, today marked our first day of cycling on our big adventure. The plan was to... read more
So, by 2017 I'd broken two old steel bike frames. And considering the parts I'd removed to upgrade on my current ride at the time, I figured I had about two and a half bikes worth of components sta... read more
Le vƩlo a dƩboulƩ par hasard dans ma vie en m'infligeant toute une dƩbarque. Changement de cap, de ville, de mƩtier, et surtout changement de regard. Aujourd'hui je vis la ville et la campagne au r... read more
I went to Big Bear 2 weeks ago. I rode my bike at bike trail called Pedal Path. It was such a peaceful ride. Path is right off the lake. :) If you get a chance take your bike to Big Bear and enjoy ... read more
Finished, done, no more, screw thisā¦. I quit! Tired, disgusted, done. Happened this morning. Wasnāt feeling good and riding the struggle bus. SO? I decided ENOUGH! The heck with goals and disciplin... read more
for years I was attempting to get 3000 miles in one year, never got it. then come 2020 and not allowed to go to work. put in lots of rides and when Dec hit I will close to 3000, I hit 3000 miles an... read more
The best bit about living on the South Coast is that I can escape to peace in just a few miles,
I work in London most days, in noisy plantrooms...
But come a weekend and a dawn ... read more
Ladies & Gentlemen, Guys and Girls.
After this horrific war is over and Ukraine starts to rebuild with help from all over the world, we to need to find a way to help.
So Iām thinking of... read more
Traveling to Sarasota Fl. This winter, I learned that the Legacy trail had been
expanded. It now runs from downtown Sarasota to past Venice Fl. 25+ miles.
At the mid point, it runs throug... read more
I had a silly idea to ride every street I could in Seattle, spreading like a virus(COVID-19 pandemic) during 2021. Coincidentally, I did 2100 miles, although it should have been much more. Oops h... read more
Difficult to write this as my father passed away a month ago. I'm 52 now but in the mid 80s I broke my dads heart switching from a life of soccer to cycling. He thought I had a chance at a college ... read more
Every time I ride to work down St Claude I feel so happy for the bike lane...... and the ride home through the quarter feels like a little vacation.
Thank you so much Bike Easy Challenge ... read more
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2 Danish students are looking at cycling behaviour in Copenhagen and Birmingham as part of a Masters thesis. They are looking at people's views of cycling in bham and h... read more