Diagram from Ron's blog This is dedicated to all my cycling buddies who have noticed that if we are away from the bike for a cou...

With the demanding portion of the cycling season pretty much in the rear-view mirror, we now head into the offseason. I seem to grow in gi...

Now you can. I lifted portions of two advertisements directly from this December’s issue of the Triangle edition of “Endurance Magazine....

The conversation in the parking lot at the conclusion of Saturday’s “Showdown in Black Creek” Permanent was delightfully animated (see M...

Know how to do a 21 mph 100K? Head out with the local club at 23 mph to the 31-mile turnaround, then claw on the back as long as you can whe...

There’s nothing like a goal to motivate you. This season, Lin Osborne has his first 1200K in his sights – the Shenandoah 1200K – and he has...

On Saturday we did what no cyclist has ever done before -- at least from Capn’s house on Grandmother Mountain. We bagged Mount Mitchell . Sn...

We set out at 7:30 a.m. on the 132-mile Lake Loop. The trio: Byron, Lin, me. A perfect riding day: headwinds on the route north, a healthy a...

The big day: 90 miles, 9,000 vertical feet. Salsa & Spaghetti. No Internet. Grandfather Mountain. Grandmother Mountain. Fountains of Way...

The magic of rural night riding. Five of us rode the 283K Blackbeard's Permanent this weekend: BobO, Dean, Wes, Byron and myself. We se...

As I mentioned in an earlier post , as part of my PBP training I’ve been heading out for a short (25-30 mile) ride 3 times a week. The goal ...

The results of the online poll are in, and one thing is clear: Most riders heading to PBP have big training plans for July. Nearly half of y...

For a while yesterday, this cool cat looked like the only other cyclist Wes and I would see on this weekend's 140-mile Lake Norman train...

I’ve finished the qualifying series for Paris Brest Paris. I’ve sent in my application. I’m brushing up on a few French terms that could com...