+ Wednesday: No Stop/No Drop
{STEADY to HIGH ROLLER
Wednesday night is our flagship “NO DROP” ride where we will go at the pace of the slowest rider; we expect to consistently pedal without “taking breaks” but want to ensure every rider finishes with another rider or coordinator.
Generally, it falls into two distinct riding groups. We’ll [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Ride Description: Wednesday Night Ride
QUOTE FOR DAY: FRI 6/27/08
TAKE THIS INTO THE WEEKEND WITH YOU:
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895)
Protected: Superweek 2008
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Nature Valley Recap:Day 1 St.Paul
Rain, Rain and more Rain. As we parked, warmed up, and previewed the course, it just rained.
As we approached the line, and the official was readying us, it dumped. Bam!!! Off we went like a herd of desperate cattle in a stampede, looking for cover. One big attack on the front kept this race strung [...]
QUOTE FOR THE DAY: 6/23/08
Aspiration, Inspiration, and Perspiration, recipe for success.
Pedaling Efficiency
The next time you are out on a ride, take the time to notice how you pedal. Are you working against the laws of physics, or are you driving your machine forward. Wonder why the propelling motion on a locomotive is positioned opposite to the gravitational movement of “up and down”. Maybe there is something [...]
NATURE VALLEY RECAP(S)
We are all still alive and now returned to our somewhat normal lives until the next tornado of bike racing hits.
In the upcoming posts you will read about each riders trials and tribulations with the Nature Valley Grand Prix/Great River Energy Stage Race. What a great group of women that we were able to [...]
GOING GREEN–EDUCATE YOURSELF
Wondering why it is so hot? Why the air is so stagnant? What can you do? This is the first of many excerpts leading you into a healthier, greener way of living and hopefully finding you enjoy and riding your bike more in the near future.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/how-to-go-green-back-to-basics.php
Why Do We Ride?
So threads here, threads there, blog this, blog that….bottom line is…we like to ride for all different reasons.
We ride at different speeds, on different bikes, with different abilities, and certainly with different goals.
From the joy at childhood to our hectic lives as adults, the one machine that can make it all better is propelled by [...]