I’d been training to do a self riding tour in and around Montreux, Switzerland. We were going to be visiting for the Montreux Jazz festival and it seemed a fun, adventurous thing to do! I scouted the internet for information, routes, guides, etc and finally rented a bike at a local bike store in Aigle, a 20min train ride away. The original plan was to ride around lake Geneva. Montreux is on the lake and looked like a path going…
The one where I almost cried on the side of the mountain but the awesome crew at Cycling house and Barbara and Becky wouldn’t let me… Mt. Lemmon is one of the epic climbs in US, with many cyclists/triathletes making Tucson their winter training base. Going in on the last day of our camp, I knew I wasn’t as trained on hills as I should’ve been. But what the heck, nothing ventured, nothing gained … and Barbara, Becky and I…
Love this year is doing something that I’ve come to love in the past 2-3 years – Clear skies, perfect temps, friends Barbara and Becky, and inspirational women and exploring Saguaro National Park on a bike with The Cycling House “Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove:O no; it is an ever-fixed mark,That looks on tempests, and is never shaken;” – this sonnet remains one of my favorites worth repeating every Valentine’s…
The experience of a non-cyclist doing a multi-day bike tour with The Cycling House.
It’s been almost 8 months since I rode outside the last time! I meant to keep riding through the winter, but since I jumped straight into marathon training, never did. And then when I got back from London, I was done with everything and just wanted a break. After being pumped up by Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga, I was inspired once again to dust the cobwebs off my bike. How you can tell that it’s my first ride outside since Ironman 70.3…
This past Sunday, a small group of us had planned to go down to Augusta to ride the course. It was to be just another training day until the weather changed in hours and chances of rain went from 30% to 80%!! None of us were too thrilled about the rain, but since we had driven down (2.5hrs each way) and since race day weather might throw anything at us, we decided to go ahead with the ride even though…
Last week All3Sports let me try out some speedy wheels and I feel in love. I want to share what I learnt about wheels and hopefully this will answer questions that other newbies have about race wheels. Why should I get racing wheels? Race wheels or carbon wheels are lighter and more aerodynamic. They also offer a much smoother ride. I have tried them out on a 25 mile ride and a 50 mile ride, both hilly options. 5…