Tag Archive for 'Bicycling'
I can’t believe how much time has passed since I posted my last BikeLog entry. My last entry dates back to September 14, 2008, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t ride the bike all these months. I actually survived a hard winter riding my bike twice a day, five times a week without any time (more)
The following is some raw footage in three parts. A little while ago I recorded my route to work that I’ve been riding twice a day for almost a year now. I used a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 camera attached to my handlebar with a diy-camera mount for under $1. I think I rode my 3-speed (more)
Adult size big wheels! How great is that?! After I saw a YouTube video of a silly big wheel race in San Francisco I was wondering if there are any “grown-up” big wheels out there. I found some at bigwheelrally.com… they are all sold out, and I suppose I don’t need another bike… but this (more)
I think I should start my own “Best of Baltimore” series beginning with today’s Rally for the River on 1-83, the Jones Falls Expressway or JFX. The highway was closed today from 8am to 2pm for a little festival stretching from downtown up to Cold Spring Lane. You can’t imagine how exciting it is to (more)
Today I learned about the Rally for the River taking place in Baltimore this Sunday, September 21st, from 8am to 2pm. One lane of 83 will be closed to traffic and open for cyclists, hikers, runners, walkers, skaters, for kids and adults to play. Riding or walking on a highway…that’s a rare opportunity you wouldn’t (more)
The first half of the route was quite pleasant. The beginning of my return trip was okay and interesting as I took an unmapped road that wasn’t open for general traffic. I don’t know why this road was closed–it was in a very good shape. It was a very nice and without any traffic a (more)
It was tough to get started after food and beers, but after a mile on the saddle I was fine and comfortable with the ride again. The traffic was even heavier than that morning, the rain was a bit stronger and longer lasting than before–it definitely was more uncomfortable to ride, but it never felt (more)
