Today on the way into work there were whitecaps on Owasco Lake. The wind has to be blowing pretty hard for that to happen. It reminded me of a great story from many years ago. It was a windy fall day about fifteen years ago very…
Look out Brittany, here I come! Sometimes I wonder about myself. It is too much on the brain? Am I getting old and the mind is not quite as it used to be? Or is it just that it was still dark out in my entry…
And Join the HERD! Zwift is part video game, part virtual reality and part smart trainer. Here are a few things to consider when getting started with Zwift. The trainer. Get a smart trainer if you can swing it. Smart trainers will give you a more…
Spirit of Giving My son was a junior in high school. He had just returned from an away track meet. I had given him $10 to stop at the fast food place after the track meet as was the custom. When I asked him for the…
Once upon a time when I was about six years old I was out helping my father unload firewood from the back of his 1965 International pickup truck. I remember that truck cost about $1,500 when it was new. Today it would cost close to that…
Climbing the Alp de Zwift and other challenges. Sometimes I get these crazy notions. Well, OK, more than sometimes. For three weeks in a row my crazy notion was to join the Thursday night race up the Alp de Zwift. Let me explain. The Alp de…
When I was about sixteen years old my love affair with cars started more out of necessity than anything else. With little money and in constant need of cheap car parts I spent a lot of time at the local salvage yard looking for used parts.…
Being a fall baby, I suppose it is only natural that fall would be my favorite season. The only bad thing about fall is that it leads to winter. That is a whole other story. I like the fall not only because of the changing colors…
Group Rides? Group rides. We talk about them. Most of us speak of them fondly as if they are a social event, a chance to catch up and hang out with friends. We definitely like the idea of group rides. But somewhere along the way herd…
As I have written before, I spent time on Zwift, part bike smart trainer, part virtual reality, part online game. Tonight’s goal was to complete the Everest Challenge, 164,042 feet of climbing. This Zwift thing started November 9, 2018 with the purchase of a smart trainer…