Completed 1,001.3 Bicycle Miles Today
2016-11-14 – I set up my bicycle mileage spreadsheet on August 29 and rode my first mile the next day—a trip to the Northwestern campus. Today I passed the 1,000 […]
Tag Archives: bicycles
By the Dawn’s Early Light
2016-09-22 – It’s fall. And, no, I can no longer see by the dawn’s early light. I don’t sleep well, so I’m usually up before my alarm goes off. Last […]
Prepping to Bike Across Iowa
2016-09-08 – Next year, the last week of July, I’m hoping to bike across Iowa in an event called RAGBRAI (The [Des Moines] Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). […]
Wear Your Helmet!
2016-07-28 – Two weeks ago, I wrote about bike safety. One week ago, I was in a bike accident. Today I am still sore, but healing. I was riding in […]
Stay on the Right Side of the Road (If You Are on a Bike)
2016-07-14 – Chicago gets a bad rap for many things. We are (supposedly) the murder capital of America, even though our murder rate is about one-third that of cities like […]
On Your Left
2013-08-25 – I’ve written about this before, but I have to do it again. I hate bicyclists who say “on your left” as they overtake you on shared paths in […]
