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Recent Posts
- Inaugural Colonial Crossroads Bike MS: From “The Other Side” June 13, 2016
- An Unexpected Review: Carry-On 3.5X5LSHS Utility Trailer September 21, 2015
- ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston-Washington 600 km (DNF) September 16, 2015
- Final Ocean to Bay Bike MS Ride (146 miles) June 12, 2015
- ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston 400 km (252 miles) May 6, 2015
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Inaugural Colonial Crossroads Bike MS: From “The Other Side”
This year’s Bike MS event was renamed and moved to a new location, with Day 1 beginning in Smithfield, VA and riding 75 miles to Williamsburg, including a ferry ride between Surry and Jamestown. Day 2 was in the opposite … Continue reading
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An Unexpected Review: Carry-On 3.5X5LSHS Utility Trailer
I recently served as a SAG driver in support of our local bicycling organization’s Surry Century. I started supporting (rather than riding) the club’s two annual events a few years ago. Later, I took possession of the club’s 14 water … Continue reading
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ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston-Washington 600 km (DNF)
This entry is LONG overdue. When I last wrote, I was just hours from starting the event that would make me a Super Randonneur, the Suffolk-Lake Gaston-Washington 600km brevet. I still had some nagging knee discomfort from the previous month. … Continue reading
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Final Ocean to Bay Bike MS Ride (146 miles)
The weekend of May 30-31 marked the final running of the Ocean to Bay Bike MS event, often called the “MS-150.” Bike MS is a fundraising event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (MSS). The event began in Cape … Continue reading
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ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston 400 km (252 miles)
I’ve been cycling more lately, including my fourth annual Tour de Cure on April 25th. However, I opted against writing about it since I spent my free time writing about the ACP 300-km brevet as well as preparing for a May … Continue reading
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ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston 300 km (187 miles, Run #3)
Continuing my run for a Super Randonneur Award, I entered Tidewater Randonneurs’ ACP Suffolk-Lake Gaston 300-km event. Staying at the host hotel last year worked really well, so I decided to stick to that practice. I packed my car Friday … Continue reading
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My First Overnight Bike Camping Trip (94 miles)
My original draft of this entry became too long. So I split it into the previous “Preparing for My First Bike Camping Trip” entry and this one, the actual trip report. Eight riders met at our starting point in Smithfield, VA: … Continue reading
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Preparing for My First Bike Camping Trip
I had prepared for my first overnight bicycle camping trip for months. My brainstorming began in January when I first heard one was being organized. I started researching equipment in February; then I began to gather equipment and supplies in March. If you’ve read … Continue reading
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RUSA Dart 200 km (128 miles)
For many randonneurs, Easter weekend is the time for a 360-km ACP 24-hour team event, known as the Fleche (French for “arrow”). Ideally, several five-bike teams ride from different origins, departing Saturday morning, and converge on a single point at the finish, often ending with … Continue reading
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Tagged Dart, randonneuring, rusa, tidewater randonneurs
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Team Killer Bees’ Swarm to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project (40 miles)
Each spring, Team Killer Bees has a “swarming” to kick-off the season, pull together as a fundraising team for upcoming charity rides (Tour de Cure and Bike MS), and to collect bicycling clothing and equipment for the Wounded Warrior Project. … Continue reading
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