Here’s a brief summary of 2 rides I went on in late August and early September.  First, I headed southwest to Westfield, to see newly completed bits of bike trail there. I had ridden down there earlier in the year, when construction had begun on extending the Southwick trail up into Westfield.  I went the … Read more

Here’s another bike ride I did this summer.  I rode down to the town of East Longmeadow, which is south of Springfield.  I’d never been there before, so I wanted to take a look. My ride initially took me through South Hadley and Granby, into Ludlow.  Just before one hits the Mass Pike in Ludlow, … Read more

Last year I participated in the inaugural Will Bike 4 Food ride, put on by the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.  The Food Bank obviously considered that event a success, as they’re doing it again this year (it did raise more than $35,000 for their efforts in 2011).  I’m going to be riding in the … Read more

On July 4th I went biking in a big loop.  I first headed south through the town of South Hadley, then west through Holyoke.  I passed through Anniversary Hill Park, where I had biked a few years ago, only this time I did not come out the way I had entered the park, I passed … Read more

On June 10, I headed home from the Boston area.  I had decided not to set the alarm clock in my room, and so didn’t wake up until 8:00.  I ended up checking out at 9:30, and then hopping on my bike to pedal for home.  Whereas I had ridden to downtown Boston on the … Read more

Those in the know (and to be in the know, you only need to have read this page) will be aware that I turned 40 last month.  I had been thinking for a while about a special way to celebrate, and I decided that, given my increasing bicycling prowess, that I should take a long … Read more

Over Memorial Day weekend I took my bike for a longer ride.  I headed for the rail trail in Southwick, MA, which I’d been on once before. I began by riding on the usual trails through Northampton and Easthampton.  I came to what used to be the southwestern end of the Manhan trail, and prepared … Read more

On May 20, I participated in the third annual Hotel Bridge bike ride.  I’ve done this every year they’ve held it, and fortunately this year they planned for possible bad weather.  That is, they scheduled a rain date a week later (last year it rained most of the day of the ride, and I rode … Read more

So this year I decided to get a new bike.  Just as 4 years ago I bought a hybrid because I wanted something faster than my old mountain bike, I wanted to upgrade to something lighter and faster than the hybrid (and that I could take on longer rides).  I visited my local bike shop … Read more

Another catch-up post: Back in March we had a spate of very warm weather, and I went out biking on a Saturday.  I headed out to Williamsburg, via the Northampton bike trail.  I stopped for lunch in Williamsburg center at Chef Wayne’s Big Mamou, which I’d been wanting to try for a few years.  I … Read more