Author Archives: dgentry

I entered ‘bike blog’ into Google and found a couple of interesting reads. A guy named Thomas Woods has ‘My Bike Blog‘ that chronicles his rides in the Buffalo area. He is using a format similar to mine, but he … Continue reading →

This morning, little Lindsey Butor said that it would be 65 and sunny at 5:00 today. So, I packed shorts and a T-shirt for the trip home. However, when I rode home this evening on the North Work Route, it … Continue reading →

The neighbor and I rode the Granville Bridge Route with a little extra at the end. It was a pretty calm ride, although we did spook a small herd of deer that were grazing in a field near the road. … Continue reading →

We started out on the Montmorenci Route, but the neighbor decided to head west on 350N after will left the little town. We rode to County Line Road (1000W) and cycled south to Division Road, which is 700N in Fountain … Continue reading →

I took the North Work Route to and from work again today. The nice part was that I left early in time to make the Purdue Faculty/Staff/Retiree pancake breakfast. My daughter reminded me to take my camera this morning since … Continue reading →

I have two basic routes to work, the North and the South. They differ only in the ride home, as I like to keep the ride in as short as possible (to minimize the sweat factor). The Ride In Starting … Continue reading →

I rode to work again today, on the North Work Route. It was quite cold when I left in the morning with a wind chill of 31°F. However, in the afternoon, it was a perfect 70°F. Miles Ridden: 12.2Total This … Continue reading →

This month brings a lot of ‘first time this year’ rides. This morning, my neighbor and I took a morning ride west on Division Road that included the first climb of Indian Creek Hill. Most hills we climb are short, … Continue reading →

I packed up all of the bikes, and the whole family drove over to a small park by the Wild Bird Shop. After unloading everything, inflating tires, and spending way too long to get my wife’s front tire back on, … Continue reading →

My Sunday ride today was a nice route around West Lafayette. I started out by heading east on River Road towards the Levee area. Just south of the Wastewater Treatment Plant is the beginning of the WL portion of the … Continue reading →