February 2024

Errand Rides are Important

It was cold with very strong winds but I decided to not use the car as part of my One Less Car ideology and rode on my trusty steed commuter bicycle the only 1.1 miles in eight minutes against wind gusts to 40 mph and an icy windchill of -3 F. These shorter trips or …

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Riding Toward an Early Spring

It was a quieter and smoother ride this morning along Lake Monona and around Monona Bay in Madison, WI. Prior to the ride, I checked the forecast for the next two weeks and was pleased to see no snow or bitter cold.  With this in mind, I started my early spring riding by swapping out …

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Breathing in the Thaw

Today I thoroughly enjoyed a lunch ride on my Fuji Absolute 1.7 bicycle along the shores of Lake Monona, Wingra Creek and Monona Bay in Madison, WI. Temperatures here have risen into the 40s F with clouds and fog. I feel tip-top after being outside on the bicycle enjoying a lunch ride again. I feel …

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