Posted in Advocacy, Commuting, Cyclists, Road on Oct 4th, 2008
The battle between cyclists and drivers continues, and it even worsens in some areas where driving is the predominant mode of transportation, as in Southeast Michigan. With high fuel prices and a dragging economy, the bicycle has become a popular mode of transportation. Unfortunately, many roads were not built with the cyclist in [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Kayaking, Lifestyle, Road on Aug 29th, 2008
Amanda is a good friend of mine in Copper Harbor. She manages the bar at Zik’s and does a lot for the Copper Harbor Trails Club. She doesn’t have a lot of free time. Friday was to be her only day off for Labor Day weekend, so we chose to make it [...]
Posted in Nutrition, Product Review, Road on Aug 21st, 2008
This past cyclocross season, I received a sample packet of Hammer Nutrition’s Perpetuem. Perpetuem is a drink mix intended for endurance rides. I finally decided to use this sample during yesterday’s four hour ride.
I ran out of Perpetuem before the end of my ride, and started slowing down before I got [...]
That was my top speed, today.
Heading toward Eagle River from Ahmeek, Pat took off in a mad sprint down a hill and I chased after him. We reached almost 40 mph and I joked with Pat about his sprint. He told me that he had to try to reach 40 mph after watching [...]