As I live blogged, the Food Bank ride on September 30 began with thick fog.  As I drove to the starting point, I couldn’t see all that far in front of the car. Here’s another shot of how things looked at the event (click on pictures to enlarge): After getting checked in, I got some … Read more

I’m at the start of the ride, and it is quite foggy. Fortunately, I have lights. This should clear off before too long.

Last Saturday, I rode in Bikefest, which is put on by the Northampton Cycling Club.  As it happens the weekend before Will Bike 4 Food, it’s the perfect final training ride.  I did the metric century ride, and as in previous years, it was somewhat longer than 100 km (this year it was 69.2 miles, … Read more

On Sept. 15, I had time to go for a longer training ride, and I chose to head out east to Gilbertville (part of the town of Hardwick).  Instead of riding on route 202, which is the way I went in the past, I took various side roads that roughly parallel that highway.  Some of … Read more

A couple of weeks ago I went for a ride on a Saturday afternoon, looking once again to explore some places I had not gone, even though they are relatively close to home. I first rode up to Northampton to run an errand.  Then I headed back south as far as the Connecticut River oxbow, … Read more

I did not get a whole lot of cycling in during the month of August, partly because I was out of town a bunch.  My next ride of some import was on Labor Day. I decided to start out by checking on a trail through the woods in the western part of Holyoke.  If you … Read more

As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been doing training rides to prepare for Will Bike 4 Food.  Because of a few factors, unlike some previous years, I have not been able to do a lot of long rides during the spring and summer this time.  So I’ve tried to make the rides that I … Read more

It is happening again!  That is, on September 30 I will be riding for the 5th time in Will Bike 4 Food, the cycling event that benefits the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank is a vital organization in the area, coordinating and distributing donated and purchased food to member agencies who then … Read more

On September 4, I rode in Will Bike 4 Food once again.  This was my 5th time participating in this fundraiser, and the 4th time I’ve actually done the ride. I arrived at the event at 6:30am (just as the sun was starting to rise), got checked in, and had some food.  It was very … Read more

The weekend before I rode in Will Bike 4 Food, I rode a shorter route in the NCC Bikefest, as I have in several past years.  I again did the “metric century” ride (i.e. 100 kilometers, though this was longer – it was 73 miles, or about 117 km). The route was slightly different than … Read more