Cycling
Cycling Devotion: Different Levels of Help
Fixing a bike falls under 5 different Scenarios: 1). Sometimes we can fix it ourselves. (a flat tire) 2). Sometimes we have the ability, we just need the resources (flat tire but forgot a tube or air) 3). Sometimes someone we have neither the ability or resources. (a chain breaks) 4). Sometimes we have to … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: What’s Wrong With You?
I passed a rider the other day who was on the side of the road with his bike flipped over (I was in my car) and I stopped to see if there was anything I could do to help –turns out he simply had a flat and was just about finished fixing it. My guess … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: God Doesn’t Guilt Us Into Doing Things, Right?
To make a long story short, I haven’t ridden but twice in the last 8 months. And what is sadder than that is the fact that where we recently moved to is a great place to ride. I can’t go anywhere without seeing someone(s) riding. And undoubtedly, whenever I see someone riding, it reminds me … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: Climbing Hills
A group of us left from a middle school parking lot for a 55+ mile ride through Dutch Fork, SC. On this particular route, which changes slightly from week to week, we would be doing some small hill climbs but everyone knew that at about the half way point there would be a long climb, … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: “Oh Crap!”
Sorry if the title offends you but it is a quote from a fellow rider. The scenario was this: 40 of us are cruising along –I’m fourth in line— and the two guys pulling up front pealed off, leaving the lady in front me in the lead and her words were (and I quote), “Oh … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: Follow My Example
When I first started riding a bike rather seriously, I was lucky enough that a local bike shop owner kind of took me under his wing. Not that I was any different than anyone else, he just knew that if he showed me some things there was a good chance I would keep riding and … Continue reading
I Exercise More Than Ever, But I’m Not Losing Weight
Just the other day, Saturday to be exact, a friend and I had a discussion about exercising and weight loss. It went something like this: Me: Dude, check this out. I’ve been riding this bike for a couple of years now but haven’t really lost any weight and I’m the same size as before. Dude: … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: It’s The Simple Things
When I leave from the house, whether I do an hour ride or a 3 hour ride, I always have this annoying, horribly rough, 1 1/2 mile road that leads up to my house. This road shakes my bike and my body to pieces every time. Well, today they re-paved that road and it is … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: When You See a Fellow Rider, Enjoy It
When you ride a bike in the mountains, or any long, out-of-the-way road, the only people you see are other riders. A couple of weeks ago, I rode from Tryon, NC up to Saluda, NC. I left from a parking lot near Tryon and rode a few hours up to Saluda and then took the … Continue reading
Cycling Devotion: Are You Complacent?
When we ride with a group, generally there are different levels of riders, riding. The faster ones will obviously be up front, and the slower ones will be towards the back. The rest of us will fall somewhere in between. But I’ve noticed something peculiar in the two years I’ve been riding: some people don’t … Continue reading