League Cycling Instructor
by I took hours of courses and training through a program with the League of American Bicyclists. I passed the written test, the road test and …
Tour de PMC 2021: Doping Control
On the grand tour races of cycling, there is a blood test to make sure there is no doping. It seems appropriate that I also …
Tour de PMC 2021: Falmouth to Provincetown
The last leg of the Tour was upon me. I had over seven hundred miles in my legs from the last nine days. I just …
Tour de PMC 2021: Newton to Falmouth
The official Pan Mass Challenge ride was back. It was leaner ride with less ceremonies. Actually, no official ceremonies. There would be no mass start. …
Tour de PMC 2021: Day Zero to New Hampshire
Weeks ago Tyler S. said he was interested in riding a day zero on the Friday of PMC weekend. “How about a century? Maybe to …
Tour de PMC 2021: Pan Rhode Island
To the extent a century bike ride in the rain can start spontaneously, this was a spontaneous ride from house across Rhode Island and back. …
Tour de PMC 2021: Mountain Biking
Not taking a day off after the Sweet Baby James ride, I was back on the bike again. Just a different bike. I’ve convinced The …
Tour de PMC 2021: Sweet Baby James
From “Sweet Baby James”: So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to BostonThe Berkshires seemed dream-like on account of that frosting. Actually the plan was to …
Tour de PMC 2021: Individual Time Trial
I had to be in the office Monday and had a bunch of evening obligations. That meant there was not much time to squeeze in …
Tour de PMC 2021: Mountain Stage
It was probably not a good idea to have done that second lap on Saturday. Miggy, Gunny, and Sava wanted to climb Mount Wachusett. It …
Tour de PMC 2021: Pedal Partner Century
Saturday was a chance for members of Team Kinetic Karma to gather for a bike ride and to visit our Pedal Partner Maya. We gathered …
Tour de PMC 2021: Prologue
I started off the riding portion of my Pan Mass Challenge with a ride about memories. I asked a group of riders to join me …
B2 VT NH 2021
Organized cycling events are back now that the pandemic has receded. The 2021 edition of the B2VT was my first such ride. Back in March, …
Bo Bikes ‘Bama in Boston
Bo Bikes Bama is an annual charity bike ride led by sports legend and Alabama native Bo Jackson. Every year, Bo Bikes Bama raises money …
It’s All About the Socks
CRW launched a climbing challenge in mid-February. The CRW-Devo group designed polka dot socks for prizes. To qualify you need to accumulate 29,301.7 feet of …
Full Moon Ride on the Beach
There was a full moon behind the clouds. Maybe the clouds would part. Maybe they wouldn’t. Either way, it was a great night for a …
Riding the Ruckus
Steve the Bike Guy organizes a fat bike ride each winter from his bike shop through the woods of Sherborn. Since the pandemic is still …
My Year on a Bike for 2020
The pandemic had an enormous effect on my cycling outside. Through January, February and early March I had my usual routine of mostly bike commuting …
JDRF My Ride 2020
It was a warm and foggy morning. Fantastic for a late September day. Thanks to Steven, Rob, Jarrett, Mike B, and Deb from my PMC rides …
Tour de Quabbin 2020
It was destiny. I had been planning a route around the Quabbin Reservoir a few weeks ago. I was still tired from the Pan Mass …