Month: September 2010

Mt Lemmon Climb

Making plans on endorphins can certainly be fun. Jesse and I had just finished the always fast Tour de Sue route with the Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club. We started off leisurely, but after the 2nd rest stop on Riggs Road we pounded it to about 90% of our capacity. That guy is one strong rider and it was all I could do to stay up with him. We pulled into Arizona Bread and sat down for breakfast with Ed, Jules, and a few other riders. With the endorphins energized and the conversations cycling-centric, one rider named Gary mentioned that the

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Backdated Posts Finished, For Now

I’m done posting a collection of backdated stories about various local rides. Just go to the right “Rides” section and select one if you have any interest. I’m happy to have an outlet for these stories and hope it jogs some memories of your own from these rides. If so, please add a comment or two. From here out, it’s only new stories. (Thank goodness.)

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Two Wheel Journal: New Blog

This blog is long overdue.  I have many accounts written up for past bicycle rides – they needed an outlet.  So sue me. I will be uploading many stories and backdating them.    Lots of photos too.  My recent 15-day tour with Randy Garmon through the Dakotas is going in first. Note: If you use Internet Explorer browser, switch to something better like Firefox. Otherwise you might not get a right sidebar, or it’ll be at the page bottom. Another note: Remember you can click on any small image in a post to enlarge it.

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