Great Ride at Penn Cycle

We just finished our “Ride and UnWined” indoor training ride at Penn Cycle.  We had a fantastic turnout, a great ride and a fun post-ride party.

A big thank you goes out to those of you who came to ride.  You “made” the ride what it was.  A huge “Thank You” also goes out to Penn [...]

New Year’s Resolution for the Cyclist

Everybody is offering suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions.  You can’t turn on the TV or radio without hearing someone talk about how to make them and how to not break them, as most people do.  You can’t open your email or browse the internet without reading the same from some expert.

So I’ll give you some [...]

Mt Washington – The World’s Toughest Hill Climb

Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb – “The Toughest Hill Climb in the World.”  That’s what it’s called and that’s how they promote it.  This was my year to ride it and find out for myself.

 

The climb is 7.6 [...]

Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 6

My taper in advance of the Mt Washington Hill Climb looks like this:

 

Race Day – 7 (Sat, Aug 8):  Short and easy ride (though as I mentioned yesterday, it didn’t exactly work out that way).

R – 6 (Today, Sun, Aug 9):  Short ride but include [...]

Mt Washington Taper: Race Day – 7

We always hope that our ride will be on a 75 degree, sunny and calm day.  Unfortunately, we rarely ride in these conditions.  And while this year will be my first Mt Washington race, my understanding is that race conditions are rarely, if ever, even close to ideal.