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I drove to work this morning, but I was able to ride back after lunch. When I pulled up to the bike rack at the office, I noticed that I didn’t have my keys with me. Then I realized that … Continue reading →

I didn’t ride to work today (the Greater Lafayette assigned day to observe Bike To Work Day) for a couple of reasons – one was the thunderstorms predicted for late afternoon. Well, by 4:30 they were still 30 miles or … Continue reading →

I came out of the office building after work to find that my little area had just experienced a rain shower. It was sunny, but everything was pretty wet. A co-worker who was formerly employed by UC Davis told me … Continue reading →

There were a couple of hours this afternoon without rain – something we haven’t seen in a while. I was able to get out on the bike and log some miles. However, before I started, I had to reattach my … Continue reading →

It’s pretty late in the season, but today was my first before work ride. I took the quick Granville Bridge Route. Another first – this was the first time I really used my Electrodynamic Bikelights. I installed them way back … Continue reading →

Rode to work today, and took the North Work Route home. A south wind was pushing me along quite well, so I kept going north on the extension route. As you can expect, I had quite the headwind coming back … Continue reading →

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/OPINION02/605090306/1100/OPINION UPDATE: Here’s the text in case Gannett takes it down… Letters to the Editor How not to be a street pizza Situational awareness is always necessary if you are going to ride a bike in traffic. The best method … Continue reading →

I only had an hour to ride today, so I decided to take a modified Wabash Avenue Route. I turned it around and rode clockwise, plus I avoided the entire campus area by using River Road both outbound and inbound. … Continue reading →

There are only four streets/roads that I try my best to avoid, and the new Home Depot in Lafayette is at the intersection of two of them – Sagamore Parkway (US52) and South Street (SR26). Both are divided, 4-lane, urban … Continue reading →

I came home from work today on the South Work Route. I usually find Fridays to be a little stressful with all of the auto commuters in a hurry to start the weekend. However, after I left US231 and started … Continue reading →