Category: Cycling
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Mixed terrain bikepacking from San Francisco to Santa Cruz
I took my first bikepacking trip, from San Francisco to Santa Cruz on what I’d call a mixed terrain route. Here’s the route, intel, and tale of the trip.
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Night moves around Sacramento
Riding around Sacramento has been one of the best ways to learn the city, aside from the fact that it’s a grid. Tower Bridge (in the background) is especially photogenic at night.
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Why would you do that to yourself?
On Saturday, I spent 8 hours riding a 126-mile loop around Paul Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. It wasn’t a race. It wasn’t a charity ride. It was pain management. The Evansville Classic 200K was my first randonneuring brevet. It was one hell of a— Wait, what? What are those words? Randonneuring. Brevet. I don’t know that […]
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Day 27: One large pizza? Nah, get two.
7/11/15: 63 miles, Farmington, Mo., to Ellington, Mo. First of several tough days ahead. We didn’t bolt from Farmington right away as we decided to wait for Trans AM Cyclery to open so John could get a new tire and some spokes. From Farmington, the route snaked along U.S. Bike Route 76 into the Ozarks proper. Lots […]
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Day 26: Proper Popeye sendoff from Illinois
7/10/15: 47 miles, Chester, Ill., to Farmington, Mo. We set a new record for waking up late today. We didn’t get out of the bike shack behind the Eagles lodge until about 12:30 p.m. Sure, you could say we, uh, went to bed late. Or we had a few too many drinks that we paid for […]