My Photo

About

2008 Totals
(as of 7/13/08)

  • Last Week: 148.41
  • This Week: 211.51
  • Total YTD: 2276.64
    Includes ALL bike miles - Rollers, Trainer & Road

Recent Reads

  • Jamie Smith: Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer

    Jamie Smith: Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer
    While aimed primarily at the bike racer's family & friends, this is a REALLY fun read for the "roadie" himself. The author uses liberal doses of humor to explain why we do what we do - and how odd it looks to "normal" people. The cartoon illustrations are spot on as well. (****)

  • Greg Moody: Two Wheels: A Cycling Murder Mystery

    Greg Moody: Two Wheels: A Cycling Murder Mystery
    Slow pace during the first 1/3, too many cliches and well-worn character types almost derail this mystery, but stick to it and you'll be rewarded with a surprising amount of suspense and plot twists during the second half. A must read if you're a cyclists who's into mysteries - if only because the genre is so underpopulated. (***)

  • Dave Shields: The Tour

    Dave Shields: The Tour
    Great sequel to "The Race" but stands on its own. Particularly good account of how a clean racer can be sorely tempted to dope. Written before the 2006 Tour de France, it's still relevant and eerily prescient. Get it to help you understand some of what may be going on with all those TdeF riders. (****)

  • Kendra Wenzel: Bike Racing 101

    Kendra Wenzel: Bike Racing 101
    If you buy and read just one book as a beginning racer - this is the one to get. With with whole sections on "Getting Ready to Race," training, skills and strategy, "Bike Racing 101" covers the waterfront.
    For a full review of this and other racing books, click on "Bike Racing 101" under Categories in the right hand column of this site. (*****)

  • Eric Harr: Ride Fast: Get Up to Speed on Your Bike in 10 Weeks or Less

    Eric Harr: Ride Fast: Get Up to Speed on Your Bike in 10 Weeks or Less
    If you follow the plan in this book, you WILL get faster. Though I make no guarantees about the 25mph average, I know that following even a prepackaged plan is better than no plan at all. It's the next best thing to having a personal coach. (****)

  • William Fotheringham: Cycle Racing: How to Train, Race and Win

    William Fotheringham: Cycle Racing: How to Train, Race and Win
    Covers all the basics of bike racing with a nice, general overview. What this book lacks in depth-of-detail, it certainly makes up in superb layout and stunning photos. It's a pleasure to read and refer to, and ideal if you want a quick read. (***)

  • Robert Hurst: The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in 21st-Century America

    Robert Hurst: The Art of Cycling: A Guide to Bicycling in 21st-Century America
    Just finished reading this and really enjoyed it. Hurst takes what could be a dry topic (cycling in the city) and infuses it with a lot of philosophy and humor. Heavily footnoted, if you could get a PhD in cycling, this would be one of the primary texts. (*****)

  • Miriam Webster: The Age of the Bicycle

    Miriam Webster: The Age of the Bicycle
    Short novel about a world where there's no cars and everybody travels by bike. If it had really played that out with all the implications, it would have been a better book. As it is, it has a little too much fantasy for my taste (water wizards, magic bicycles, and some strange parallel world where the genders are reversed). Decent read, but not at all what I expected. (**)

Photo Albums

Blog powered by TypePad

« Why Cycle Wednesday:
Morning Ride | Main | Weekend Recap,
Plainville Race Report coming... »

April 18, 2008

Tonight's ride ...

Tonight's ride ...
Essex, CT

Shot with the CamPhone 1/2 way through the ride . . .

Considering tonight was supposed to be a recovery ride, since I'm racing tomorrow (2 races again - YAY! - but last ones of the series - BOO!), I think I may have overdone it.  Especially when I helped out a nice lady by having her follow me in her car to the street she was looking for.  Nice to have a "support vehicle" following, but not so good for my legs to be TT-ing down the road in a lame attempt to be impressive.

Oh well, at least I did my good turn for Cyclo-Auto relations.

Best of luck to all of you racing the Battenkill Roubaix tomorrow (though you should be in bed by now)!

Posted at 05:39 PM in General |

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/2215720/28265016

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Tonight's ride ...:

Comments

Post a comment

If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In

Gas Savings Calculator

  • Riding = Saving Money

Race Results

Races

Great Rides

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

More...

Subscribe to this Blog!

Add me to your TypePad People list
Subscribe to this blog's feed