The amazing thing about bicycle computers is not that they work, but that they work as long as they do on one little battery. This, long battery life, is the reason you can rack up quite a respectable total of miles traveled.
Where the good berries are
Written August 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Blackberries, one of the compensations making up for a long summer heat wave! And nowhere are they more plentiful than along the car-less roads of the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area in north Benton County.
Can we get kids to ride bikes?
Written June 25th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The first “Albany Bike Ride for Kids” turned out to be a bust, but it should not be taken as a discouraging sign. Getting kids interested in cycling doesn’t depend on events. It comes on its own if it comes at all.
It’s a headwind until you turn around
Written April 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Riding your bike on the Oregon coast can be a lot of fun or a lot of work. Which it is depends on the wind direction, more than anything.
Christmas Eve, and another flat
Written December 24th, 2013 by Hasso Hering
There are better things to think about on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, but as I’m sitting by the side of a Southern Oregon road with a wheel in my hands, I’m wondering about this: What is it in the cosmic scheme of things that causes sharp little bits of steel and slivers of glass to find […]
Back on the open road …
Written December 13th, 2013 by Hasso Hering
After a full week of winter weather, all that misery was over Friday. Mid-valley roads and city streets were clear again for a bike rider to follow one of his usual routes, which in this case includes Pirtle Drive south of Albany (below). During the week of first snow and then ice, some cyclists could be seen braving Albany […]
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Can you beat this October?
Relax, this has nothing to do with global warming. At least I don’t think it does, but it does have to do with being outdoors in the sunshine.
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