No - running does absolutely NOTHING for biking capabilities. Time spent running is just time away from the bike. Lesson learned: fall, winter, and spring are for running; spring and summer are for biking.
80 degrees (F) and above are just too hot and humid for running, but they're perfect for biking......
Showing posts with label biking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biking. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Rain ! Hail ! No riding !
Still not riding - it has rained every day, usually right after work, for the last two weeks. Yesterday we had hail for about 20 minutes - at 5:45pm, which is exactly when I would have been on the bike trail.
On the positive side, it appears that the police have some sort of patrols (motorcycle) in Norristown, which is good. I'm just trying to find a way to keep riding and be able to deal with the security situation, without having to always ride with someone else.
On the positive side, it appears that the police have some sort of patrols (motorcycle) in Norristown, which is good. I'm just trying to find a way to keep riding and be able to deal with the security situation, without having to always ride with someone else.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Bike Ride on DandR Canal path
Excellent ride this weekend on the D&R Canal Path, which is part of the New Jersey D&R Canal State Park. I took the SUN EZ Cruiser recumbent with fat tires (weighs about 35 lbs, but needed on the unpaved path), and rode from above Lambertville through Trenton. I calculed about 32 miles, round-trip. Since I rode at a stately 8-10 mph on the SUN, it took about 4 hours, but the ride is worth the trip.
I had ridden on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Canal path before - from New Hope to Easton, but the New Jersey side is much better. For one thing, the PA side deals with canal bridges by making you either dismount or ride down a step incline to go under the bridge. The New Jersey side just continues the path through the bridge surface. Even in places where the path is narrow, it's still wide enough for two bikes. The PA side is frequently just 6 inches of dirt.
I had intended to ride from the Canal Park through Trenton and up the main part of the path to the 5 miles lock (or as close as I could get to it), but it looked a little unwise to ride completely through Trenton alone, so I stopped at Montgomery street in Trenton, and turned around.
It's an excellent path - very flat, very clean, and not heavily used. I only ran into other bikes and foot traffic around Lambertville - probably because they had the Shad Festival that day.
Next time - I'll ride from the 5 mile lock down to Trenton and back.
I had ridden on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Canal path before - from New Hope to Easton, but the New Jersey side is much better. For one thing, the PA side deals with canal bridges by making you either dismount or ride down a step incline to go under the bridge. The New Jersey side just continues the path through the bridge surface. Even in places where the path is narrow, it's still wide enough for two bikes. The PA side is frequently just 6 inches of dirt.
I had intended to ride from the Canal Park through Trenton and up the main part of the path to the 5 miles lock (or as close as I could get to it), but it looked a little unwise to ride completely through Trenton alone, so I stopped at Montgomery street in Trenton, and turned around.
It's an excellent path - very flat, very clean, and not heavily used. I only ran into other bikes and foot traffic around Lambertville - probably because they had the Shad Festival that day.
Next time - I'll ride from the 5 mile lock down to Trenton and back.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Bicycles at Drive-thru Windows
Yesterday, a Chick-Fil-A store (on Columbus Blvd. in Philadelphia) refused to serve me because I was on a bicycle at the drive-thru window (no bike rack anywhere). Their bogus and insane logic was: if you're hit by a car, you'll sue us. Each Chick-Fil-A store is a franchise, but I've written to their corporate office, and hope to get some sort of an answer. I don't even LIKE their food, but I'm now boycotting their stores on principle.
I'm also conducting a small survey of places that have drive-thru windows to see how many refuse service to people on bicycles. I'll post the results here.
Also - McDonalds does serve people on bicycles - you just have to bypass the intercom - the bikes don't weigh enough to trigger the mechanism, so they don't hear you. However, McDonald's policy is to accomodate people with hearing problems by using the pay window to order and that works for bikes too. I hate McDonald's food too, but at least I know I can get served after riding around for 4 hours in the hot sun.
I'm also conducting a small survey of places that have drive-thru windows to see how many refuse service to people on bicycles. I'll post the results here.
Also - McDonalds does serve people on bicycles - you just have to bypass the intercom - the bikes don't weigh enough to trigger the mechanism, so they don't hear you. However, McDonald's policy is to accomodate people with hearing problems by using the pay window to order and that works for bikes too. I hate McDonald's food too, but at least I know I can get served after riding around for 4 hours in the hot sun.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Bicycle - Ride of Silence
The RIDE of SILENCE is a way to remember riders (on bicycles) killed or injured and to raise awareness about the rights of bikers on roads. (A new concept to many people, judging from the way we're treated). Riders on the ride don't talk, and frequently leave a 'ghost bike' (a bike painted white) at locations were riders are killed.
There is a national web site, where you can find rides in your area: www.rideofsilence.org This year, there will be about 200 rides in 8 countries.
In Philadelphia, PA, the next ride is scheduled for Wednesday. May 16 at 6:45pm. This is the second time a ride has been held in Phila. The route will start at the foot of the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
A brief pre-ride dedication ceremony will take place at 6:45 PM and the ride will start promptly at 7:00 P.M. It will proceed down the Parkway, circle City Hall, continue to Independence Hall, and head over to West Philly via the Walnut St. Bridge. The ride will return to the front of the Art Museum over the Spring Garden Street Bridge. The duration of the ride is expected to be 1.5 hours. Helmets are required and bicycle lights are encouraged.
For more info, Contact the BCGP at info@bicyclecoalition.org or the ride leaders: Ray Scheinfeld, erayben@bellatlantic.net , 215-327-8315; John Siemiarowski, tandemdad@comcast.net, 215-837-0101.
There is a national web site, where you can find rides in your area: www.rideofsilence.org This year, there will be about 200 rides in 8 countries.
In Philadelphia, PA, the next ride is scheduled for Wednesday. May 16 at 6:45pm. This is the second time a ride has been held in Phila. The route will start at the foot of the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway.
A brief pre-ride dedication ceremony will take place at 6:45 PM and the ride will start promptly at 7:00 P.M. It will proceed down the Parkway, circle City Hall, continue to Independence Hall, and head over to West Philly via the Walnut St. Bridge. The ride will return to the front of the Art Museum over the Spring Garden Street Bridge. The duration of the ride is expected to be 1.5 hours. Helmets are required and bicycle lights are encouraged.
For more info, Contact the BCGP at info@bicyclecoalition.org or the ride leaders: Ray Scheinfeld, erayben@bellatlantic.net , 215-327-8315; John Siemiarowski, tandemdad@comcast.net, 215-837-0101.
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