QUESTION: When cycling with a group, when do road-hazard and traffic warnings from fellow riders become excessive? I’ve done a lot of solo cycling, so I’m used to watching for road hazards and traffic myself. But recently, I joined a bike club and have started riding with a group, which I mostly enjoy, but the…
By Stan Purdum On any lengthy bike ride, I eventually need a rest break, and that’s when coming upon a rural cemetery is like finding an oasis. In a seemingly haphazard scattering, small cemeteries sit adjacent to country roads, the kind cyclists prefer. These burial places are ideal rest stops. Even in regions where trees…
QUESTION: Should older cyclists ride ebikes? This question was prompted by a reader response to my recent answer to a woman who asked if her 83-year-old husband, a long-time cyclist who had fallen from his bike and injured himself more than once lately, was too old to keep riding. Along with my answer, I mentioned…
By Kevin Kolodziejski Even though Thanksgiving has come and gone, I still feel the need to share my scorn for what the holiday has become for too many people. A day to eat way too much food — good food, bad food, and any type of food in between — and then snooze off and on…
By Lars Hundley As the years go by, most cyclists notice a shift. What used to feel like a tough but manageable workout leaves you dragging the next day. Rides that used to take 24 hours to recover from now take 48—or more. Welcome to one of the realities of aging: slower recovery. It’s a…
