Tag: Tour de Whatcom
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Coming Up Fast
July 1st. That’d make the Tour de Whatcom only 3 weeks away. Am I ready? Not quite, but close. I logged 60 miles again today, including fixing a flat in Lynden, and still felt ok when I got home. Perhaps even a little less stiff than I was after last weekend’s ride of similar…
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Raleigh R600 Road Bike
I tend to be cheap, maybe frugal, and I have an appreciation for vintage and unique bikes so I usually buy used bikes that I can service and then enjoy riding. I’ve only purchased a few bikes new off the showroom floor, with this Raleigh R600 being both the last and most expensive of my…
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North County Loop
Saturday was a nice morning for a long road ride. As a fitness goal, I signed up for the 100 mile Tour de Whatcom in July, so it is getting to be the time that I need to get my body used to the long miles on a road bike. Fitness levels for road biking…