I am a WarmShowers host, as both a single woman and now as part of a couple. I try to be especially welcoming to solo women travelers! I don't get a lot, but those that have stayed have had many...
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I am a WarmShowers host, as both a single woman and now as part of a couple. I try to be especially welcoming to solo women travelers! I don't get a lot, but those that have stayed have had many...
I've been riding a Cambium on my randonneuring bike since January this year. I like it a lot. I have several other Brooks leather saddles, and had some difficulty with the break-in period with them...
I use TrainerRoad and highly recommend it. You can "pay as you go" for only $10/month, which is a tremendous value. Subscribing gives you access to about 600 workouts and two dozen structured 8-10...
I'm a big fan of The Sufferfest (own all of them, completing the 9 day Tour of Sufferlandria this morning). But I'd also recommend CycleOps RealRides Climb Indoor Trainer DVD. Robbie Ventura...
RUSA #5872 here (renewed thru 2015). I've completed two super rando series (200, 300, 400 and 600 km) as well multiple shorter distances and a 24 hour fleche. Sadly DNFd at PBP last year at the...
A few years ago one of our long-time bicycling club members died, and his son - a former club president - asked that we a) wear our club jerseys to the funeral, and b) bicycle to the funeral. It...
The favorite in the mens track events is Juanjo Mendez, who lost both an arm and a leg twenty years ago. If you want to be inspired, watch http://vimeo.com/45185727.
He will also be featured in...
I run in Merrell "Gloves" (minimalist running shoes) so I had high expectations for the new cycling heels from Merrell. Well, they are great for cycling. But when I get off the bike to walk, the...
I've been a host on WarmShowers for about 6 years and it has been a wonderful experience. Some of my more memorable guests include:
-- A guest who told me about the National 24 Hour Challenge,...
I rode about a dozen or so centuries every year for a couple of years until a few years ago. It also felt like a challenge and I was usually concerned about an upcoming century.
Then I entered...
I'll second the recommendation of the B&M Ixon IQ Speed. You can buy it from Peter White Cycles. We use it with a dynamo hub wheel, also built by Peter White. This allows us to recharge not only...
Earlier this year I bought a Soma Buena Vista frame, but I haven't had the time to decide on components to build it up. My DH recently "retired" and immediately took a new job in NC, and I'm carless...
My husband and I sold our Santana a few years ago after we acquired a used Co-Motion Primera Co-pilot with the S&S couplers. We love the Co-motion. We feel it fits us better, has better handling,...
My DH and I own three tandems - a carbon Calfee for fast club rides, a steel Co-Motion for brevets and loaded touring, and a vintage Schwinn Twin for cruising into town for an ice cream cone. We...
I cycle toured thru Cambodia a few years ago. I had signed up with a small tour group out of New Zealand. Unfortunately, they failed to get enough participants and they cancelled the trip. It was...
Both Ohio and Kentucky have a full brevet series. I live in northwest Ohio and it takes 2.5-3.5 hours to get to the Ohio brevets and 6 hours to get to the start of the Kentucky series. Both have...
I'm also 5' tall (I may tower over you by 1/2 inch). I like an even shorter top tube than you at 485mm on my road bike. I bought one of Terry's Valkyrie cross bikes and have been happy with it. I'm...
Another satisfied WomansTour customer. I did my first tour with them. It was in Idaho, and we stayed the week at a condominium and did day trips in the Tetons. This was nice because I didn't have to...
Congratulations on your IronHorse tandem. I have an old (1990's) IronHorse single mountain bike still in my fleet. They were a solid manufacturer "back in the day." I wasn't aware that they made...
Bought my DH a Burley Travoy this week for his birthday. I read all the reviews I could and watched some videos. The reviews were great but I was still a little skeptical. So far, we are really...
I had followed his ride on the internet but didn't know there was a movie. Thanks.
We're planning on scheduling some "ride and movie" nights to raise money for LiveStrong Davis (we're on Elden...
We have a 100% chance of precipitation for Kentucky 300k on Saturday, so I know how you feel. It is definitely hard to start in the rain. We did the Gray Whale 200k on New Years Day out in...
Do post a final "before" and "after" photo. I know I am inspired by the transformation and very impressed you've done it yourself.
The bike had a sprung Brooks saddle when you found it? Wow.
Who has insulated winter shoes? I have insulated winter road shoes.
What shoes do you have? Gaerne Eskimo - they are SPD compatible
How cold is it where you ride? Northwest Ohio - temperatures...
I bought bar mitts last year (medium) for my husband as a Xmas present, and he really liked them. He uses them on both his cross commuter bike and as the captain of our tandems.
So this year I...