This is not easy. Not easy at all. It was said during dinner last night, by Eric, the guy who is the event director, that the ride isn’t meant to be easy. The hills are in there for a reason–small and big. He said to think about it like this: the hills...
What a day! We got into Boston Thursday at around 6pm, which was later than expected because of traffic delays. After taking care of getting the bikes checked, last minute registration stuff, safety presentation, eating and hotel check-in I ended up not getting to...
This time next week I’ll be on a Boston-bound bus headed for the starting point for the Braking the Cycle ride. It’s been months of preparation and fund raising that brings me to this place where I’m kind of excited and kind of nervous (well, maybe a...
This chart reveals the honest truth when it comes to men’s clothing sizes at various US retailers. Though I’m roughly the same size I was in High School (my waistline has “matured” in the last decade), this explains why everything I wore then...
Columbus Circle is not a place either one of us likes to go. The subway station is a jumbled maze and usually way overcrowded. Beyond the subway, the area in general is a crowd magnet. In general the only thing that gets us there is if we’re seeing something at...