Well, my little Mango colored ELF trike, "Shelby" has had grinding brakes for a short while. I kept having to adjust the tension at the handle. That should have woke me up and told me that I needed new brake pads on my ELF. But no just like so many other people I didn't bother… Continue reading When is it time for new bike brake pads?
Tag: health
Riding a bike makes you a second class person
In what world is this a bike lane? Traffic is moving at 60mph. Why would the traffic authority even consider making this a bike lane until the construction was done. I understand the need to prove to higher authorities that you need funding for projects, such a bike lanes, but this is just insane. Just… Continue reading Riding a bike makes you a second class person
Let’s go
It's Bike Travel Weekend June 1-3 2018. Where are you pedaling to? Bike Travel Weekend
Dreaming of biking as a lifestyle
Why can we be like this when it comes to biking Biking though Copenhagen https://youtu.be/xsDxOx7PUP0
If we’re going to splurge
When dinner is full of calories but oh so yummy, the only way to not have guilt was the pedal the 15 miles on a cold night. Best night ever, tasty BBQ and a fun ride.
Even middle-aged couch potatoes can help their heart with exercise
Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Sedentary middle-aged adults who start intense exercise training may be able to prevent or reduce cardiac stiffness that can lead to heart failure, a small experiment suggests. For the experiment, researchers randomly assigned 61 sedentary adults who were 54 years old, on average, to join a two-year exercise program or… Continue reading Even middle-aged couch potatoes can help their heart with exercise
We’re making progress
I just took Georgie Girl out for a spin that wasn’t just around the block. Dang does she move. The same streets I pedaled Shelby on this morning and had to work to get to 20mph, Georgie and I zip right along hitting 25mph with a super ez pedal. She does whine and sound like… Continue reading We’re making progress
Why just why?
You know it's going to be a long day when you open the freezer in the garage wondering why you can't find your jeans in the dryer. Worst part was, it took a few seconds for me to figure out what was wrong. Ugh!
