My Life On A Bike

The “drought” has continued the past few weeks in my riding life. Georgia got a good dose of rain, but my cycling motivation remained dried up. Every ride was worse than the one before. My legs felt like cement, no matter what I tried. It was getting to the point of wanting to put the [...]

Returning home after fun cycling trips is similar to the drought from which we are presently suffering in Georgia. My bottle of inspiration is empty with no sign of incoming supplies. Lake Alatoona is not the only thing to have dried up around here. Our motivation to ride seems to have dried up as well.
Nothing [...]

As a cyclist, I get to experience many wonderful things. Cycling through Italy, for instance, is a memory I cherish. But I also do many strange things, of which the memories haunt me and impair my ability to make wise decisions.
Today was the perfect example. We “raced” a grueling course of 45 miles with about [...]