Author Archives: dgentry

Hey, remember the Purdue unicycle guy I mentioned in my RAGBRAI post? He was wearing a Purdue Cycling Team jersey that day, and I yelled out “Hey! Purdue guy!” startling him to the point where he almost fell over. We … Continue reading →

I went by the library to vote before work today. With all of the talk about high gas prices, mine was the only bike in the rack. Miles Ridden: 11.2

After longer rides on Saturday and Sunday, I found my legs to be a little weak today. The ride home, even though I took the direct route, seemed to take for ever. Since I was driving up to another campus … Continue reading →

The neighbor and I decided on taking an extended ride this AM. We hadn’t really decided where to go until we started rolling, and we made a couple of executive decisions during the ride. With almost no wind, it didn’t … Continue reading →

I had some errands on the east side of town today, so I hopped on the Trek 820 with a couple of panniers hanging off the rack. My first stop was at the cable company office to sign up for … Continue reading →

The neighbor and I took a morning ride today. Before we left, he was telling me about how he had found his rear tire flat last night and had pumped it up. Then he noticed that it was flat once … Continue reading →

It was difficult to get rides in this month, mostly because of the cold, wet weather. There were only a couple of days when I couldn’t convince myself to get out when conditions were favorable. My total this month was … Continue reading →

My daughter had an early morning orthodontist appointment this morning. So, like I’ve done before, I tossed the bike in the back, and drove to the appointment and then to school. Sure, I could have driven back home and biked … Continue reading →

I wasn’t able to get out for a ride yesterday (and probably won’t today with storms on the way), so I spent a little time on bike maintenance on my commuter bike. I had stopped by the LBS earlier in … Continue reading →

I can’t imagine why someone would put this in the bike lane. I’m stumped. It leaves me wondering. Probably someone who hasn’t put down roots in the community. I don’t want to go barking up the wrong tree, but he … Continue reading →