by bernie | Mar 29, 2015 | cycling gear
currently consolidating several sites into one – here are the links to content: Videos from Phoenix AZ to El Paso TX Blog on my solo ride across the USA
by bernie | Jun 11, 2014 | cycling gear
OK, this was my most intense ride. My birthday present to myself was to pedal a solo 600 miles in six days from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico, and here is how it rolled out: Getting There Day One – OKC to Madill Day Two – Madill...
by bernie | May 30, 2014 | cycling gear
I’ll be cutting this close – Take cab with dismantled bike to bike shop Pack bike into cardboard bike box check in at airport catch 12:30 flight back to Toronto So – Got to bike store, packed bike, and the box was too big for backseat or trunk of cab...
by bernie | May 29, 2014 | cycling gear, places
It rained all night in Victoria, and was grey and drizzling in the morning. I packed the bike into the Red Bug and drove off to return the car. On the way the sun broke through and I got this: I took the rainbow to be a good omen. Enterprise RentaCar dropped me off at...
by bernie | May 28, 2014 | cycling gear, places
Yesterday my trip was cut short by a thunderstorm with 35 miles to go and I stopped in Taylor for the night. I spend most of the night awake, listening to the rain pelting down and thunder rolling across the sky punctuated by bursts of lighting. While I’ve done...
by bernie | May 24, 2014 | cycling gear
Well, that was a long hot windy day Things I learned: – Day starts with a slight breeze from the south, allowing a reasonable average speed of 16+ mph. – Breeze turns into a headwind of 20mph as the day warms up and bike speed drops to 12mph and adds 2...
