Category: Cycling
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Winter Riding Tip
Many of my ride posts attest to the fact that I ride year round. You know rain, snow, dark of night, like the postal service only I do it for recreation. I’ve pushed my bike up the last snowy bit on Galbraith many a time and even carried my bike over parts of Wickersham in…
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Mixed Bag of Cycling Stuff
I’ve not neglected biking, just blogging. I’m not saying that I’ve been out doing a super lot of biking, just saying that I have my priorities in order; biking before blogging. So here’s a wrap up. Tour de Whatcom 2021 – Well the reality of it is that this spring/summer I am in a dental…
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Garmin Vivoactive 4 vs. Instinct vs. Covid-19
There are plenty of exhaustive reviews of both the Instinct and the Vivoactive 4 out there, but this isn’t one of them. I’m just a person who has used the Instinct for a year or so, before switching to the Vivoactive 4 a few weeks ago. I’m a 59 year old guy who rides his…
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Tour de Sad News 2020
Earlier today, I received an email, “Regrettably, we must inform you that the 2020 Tour de Whatcom scheduled for July 18th is officially canceled as of today due to the COVID19 pandemic.” And a bit later today I received another email, “Regrettably, we announce that the Mt. Baker Hill Climb scheduled for September 13th is…
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1992 Scott Boulder
It is without a doubt, the biggest wreck of a bike that I’ve ever taken in. I spent next to nothing for it off of Craigslist, yet it was certainly too much by any monetary measure. Fortunately for this nearly 30 year old Scott Boulder, I was measuring it’s worth with nostalgia rather than…
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Bike to Work 2019
No Celebration Stations on my wet route to work this morning, just sprinkles and puddles.
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