No Clipless Pedals for Me This Year

 
This is a sadder but wiser update of  my 2006 post:  Why I don’t use Clipless Pedals. 
I am back to Power Grips this year. I don’t know it for sure but I feel that using Clipless Pedals in 2006 contributed to the hip problem that have kept me off of my bicycle for the last year. [...]

Why I always wear a bicycle helmet

 
I don’t bicycle without a helmet. That logic has been reinforced for me several times.

Bad Attitude - Draftmaster

Draftmaster Hitch Rack that Fell While Driving at 60MPH
This is the way bike and rack rode down the highway
I spent some hard years as a Product Service Manager and a Quality Control Manager. During those years I faced into several tough recalls. I was lucky, I worked with a Corporate Lawyer who agreed with doing [...]

Rant: Rail Trails and Bike Paths

Bennett on Portland Bike Trail by Airport
I have never been much of a fan of Rail Trails and Bike Paths. For me they just don’t seem to serve much purpose except in Urban areas and in the West where they need all the help they can get to survive the traffic. I often feel that [...]

Giving Clipless Another Chance

I haven’t used clipless pedals for about 10 years. I never really liked SPDs (I can’t beleive Shamino never had a Product Liability Issue with their SPDs) but had good luck with Time Clipless Pedals. But when I started self contained touring in the mountains it became obvious that the risk of a fall just [...]

Bicycling Touring in the Northwest

This may be the only stop we saw in the Northwest that did not have an Espresso Sign
These are some refection’s on what I learned during my July Tour in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. I have done most of my bicycle touring on the Atlantic Coast from Labrador to Massachusetts, the Southeast, and [...]

Resurecting the Bike Friday Sat-R Day

Roland on Bike Friday Sat-R Day
It has been almost 3 years since I’ve ridden my Sat-R Day, the bike has not had a good history.

Bike Lights Tests and Lights in My Eyes

I try not to ride at night but even if you aren't a bicycle commuter you occasionally have to ride at night. Last Monday, I got a late start on my ride home from the White Mountains and spent the last two hours riding in the dark. It had been a very overcast and dark [...]

Why I Ride a USS LWB Recumbent

Long wheelbase recumbents (LWB) are heavy and underseat steering (USS) doesn't let you use your arms on hills. With those disadvantages, why are USS LWB Recumbents so popular for cross country rides?

666 - A Recumbent Cycling Celebration

Today, I'm in Longueuil just across the river from Montreal. I've spent the day walking in the City in heavy rain looking at the route of tommorow's "Tour de l’Île de Montréal".
They are expecting 50,000 riders if tomorrow is a nice day. But, I am wet, cold, and discouraged because the forecast for tomorrow is [...]