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I made it! What an amazing whirlwind of experiences I just had. From biking the far reaches of Napa Valley to exploring the Tenderloin, the Haight and the Mission, to a trip out west on Virgin America this was a vacation chock full of firsts for me. I have over a gig a pics and [...]

I love this subway poster. It’s promoting a great cause, it features my favorite bridge in all the land and it stars a weight conscious bird wearing a tie and a bike helmet. Come on, even the non cyclists out there have got to think this is kind of cute. Today is NYC’s bike to [...]

On Sunday I took a solo trip over to Park Slope and checked out the 5th Ave Street Fair and Brooklyn Bike Jumble. The fair was an overcrowded mess of unhealthy food and way too many people. The bike jumble on the other hand was incredible. Back in the day (think previous life in Virginia) [...]

A week from today at this time exactly I’ll up and getting ready for my first Century ever. I’m so excited that I’m already dreaming about what it’s going to feel like to bike 100 miles through Napa Valley California. I’ve never been and my first experience in wine country will be by bike. How [...]

My ride today was absolutely empowering. It was around 44 degrees when I left this morning with gusting winds of up to 45 mph. The wind chill from them felt around 30 degrees, no kidding. I sucked it up, dressed in just about all the gear I own and rode to Nyack and back. Nearly [...]

This morning I decided to hop on my bike and do some solo spring time exploration. After a short ride through Ft Greene and up into Williamsburg I made an on the spot decision to hop on the Williamsburg bridge and head into the city for a bit. I noticed it was a bit windy [...]

Last Sunday I had the amazing experience of crossing the Verrazano by bike. It was the only day of the entire year that such a thing could be done and I am so glad I managed to do it! Thing is, I didn’t really belong on the ride so it was something of a mission [...]

I had such an amazing ride yesterday. I really felt strong throughout the many hours I was on the bike. Riding distance in NYC is tough because so much of the ride involves tricky navigation. Lots of traffic, people, other bikes and various obstacles like delivery trucks parked backwards in bike lanes or huge potholes [...]

I’d like to write a long and glorious post about my long and incredibly glorious ride today but you see, I just can’t. Why? Because all I can even think about is FOOD. I’ve already eaten everything I have here so I’m headed out to grab a big delicious pressed sandwich and go chill in [...]