Author Archives: dgentry

Total Miles in May: 136 I guess being sick for a week and on vacation for a week limited my total. I was hoping to ride to work tomorrow, but I have to take my son to school at 8:00 … Continue reading →

So, I thought I had planned pretty well. I was going to have a great time biking in DC. However, by Friday night, I was already exhausted from the walking. When one has no car and depends on the Metro … Continue reading →

I’m trying to get my wife used to riding so that we can do the Indy N.I.T.E. Ride in late July. Today, we took a short ride to the gourd house on River Road and back after the kids got … Continue reading →

Thomas over at My Bike Blog posts a common complaint. Don’t ride on the sidewalk! You can imagine that I see all kinds of unsafe riding on campus, but there are three behaviors, sidewalk, wrong way, and wrong side riding, … Continue reading →

The neighbor and I took the Granville Bridge Route with a run up Indian Creek Hill to the golf course. Even though I spent Saturday helping my brother-in-law move, I was sure that my muscles were back to normal today. … Continue reading →

It make sense last night. The logistical complications and reasons for riding were clear in my drowsy state, but during the day today, it seemed kind of silly. I wanted to ride to work today because it would make three … Continue reading →

Since last fall, there has been a bicycle locked onto a high tension power line tower at the corner of Klondike and Lindberg in West Lafayette. I pass that intersection often, especially on the North Work Route as I did … Continue reading →

I rode to work today, and I had to get home quickly afterwards. I took the South Work Route home and tried to keep the speed up. The toughest thing with that is paying attention. I normally tend to let … Continue reading →

I bought my daughter a bike at the Evil Empire today. The best part of the shopping trip was when I talked her in to test riding the bike in a cleared part of the store. I wish I would … Continue reading →

I took a fast run on the River Road/Campus Route this morning. Miles Ridden: 9.9Total This Year: 256