This is the way I do Galbraith. Push, Pull, Drag and lately riding up Galbraith Lane up to the towers to get a good workout. Then pick a trail and enjoy the ride down because it was earned on the way up. I’m not up there to fly through the air off some downhill ramp, I’d much rather take a…Continue Reading
Haggen to Haggen Loop – cont’d
Last week’s Haggen to Haggen Loop ride was a bit of a bust. It’s been several months and several hundred miles of riding since I’ve last had a flat, so three in one ride was just time to pack it in and try another day. So with a fresh tube and patch kit in my pack I set out for…Continue Reading
Lack of Ferndale Trail System
It is an absolute shame that Ferndale has so many great parks and so many miles of great trails, yet the parks are like islands with so many of the trails seemingly going nowhere. And it’s a double shame because many of the problems could be solved without major restructuring of the city or mega-million dollar taxes. However, none of…Continue Reading
Haggen to Haggen Loop
30 mile loop or 50k loop? It doesn’t really matter because today it wasn’t a loop unless I can count my wife picking me and my bike up at Cornwall Park and driving us back to Haggen in Ferndale. The ride did hold, and really still does hold, much promise to be a great Ferndale/Bellingham loop. Heck, I even had…Continue Reading
Binge Worthy
I admit that I am binging a bit on the North Lake Whatcom area. Although there are wonders to be found there, what make this area binge worthy for me is the tremendous workout it offers straight out of the box. From the upper parking lot there seems to be nothing but steep uphill for the first few miles, in…Continue Reading
Adaptive Cycle Expo 2018
Bikes and mechanical things are part of my comfort zone and, to be real, people with disabilities are usually way out of my comfort zone. So why volunteer for this type of event? Because comfort or no comfort, in my gut it seemed like the right thing to do and it also involves bikes (of sorts). I also knew that people…Continue Reading