Weekend Bike Rides

Today is Monday January 5 2025 and i rode my bike twice last weekend.

Totaling about 46 miles.

That's pretty good for me this time of year. 

The new cycling jeans continue to be amazing. 

Pictures from Bike Rides

Today is Friday January 2 2026 and i've done a few bike rides since my last post.

Most of the rides have been on the mountain bike.

Plus i recently bought a pair of cycling jeans which might end up being my secret weapon for winter riding. i love them.

I'd love to build on all the riding i did last year and take a big step forward this year.

Can i do that? 

Tune in and find out.

i haven't done much exercising for the past month so its time to start moving again.

2026!

SC in Turks and Caicos

Today is Tuesday November 25 2025 and yesterday i rode a bicycle in Turks and Caicos.

It was pretty great. 

The ride didn't turn out as i wanted but hey, i rode a bicycle in frikin Turks and Caicos! How awesome is that!

X and i went for 4 nights. Specifically we were on Providenciales, which appears to be the main tourist island in Turks and Caicos. It was a true vacation (the little man stayed home with the grandmas).

For the last two days we rented electric bikes. There isn't much riding to do down there but i had scouted out some remote spots on the western most point of the island that i wanted to try and reach, so early yesterday i saddled up solo and headed out for what i hoped would be a true adventure. 45 minutes later i got a rear flat tire. Luckily i was able to ride it back to the hotel where i then jumped on the second electric bike for round 2. But this time i rode in a nicer area on nicer roads because we had a flight to catch later that day and i couldn't risk getting stranded on the other side of the island. So i never came close to making it to the remote areas i had scouted out.

The electric bike was sweet. It had pedal assist and full throttle mode. It had big tires which were perfect for the less than perfect Turks roads. It had a rear rack to hold all my crap. 

This is a real "what could have been" ride because i got a flat right when the adventure was really starting. The roads were about to get sketchy but the rewards were about to get higher. However getting a flat and then riding that all the way back to the hotel was an adventure itself. The tire was completely flat but since it was an electric bike i could still go about 13 miles an hour. But it was obnoxiously loud. i got a lot of funny looks from the locals who were out and about.

Did i mention they drive on the wrong side of the road down there... that took some getting used to.

So it was an awesome ride that could have been awesome'r.

Bicycles!

Weekend Bike Rides

Today is Monday November 17 2025 and i rode my bike on Saturday and Sunday.

It was pretty great.

i did not do either of the cross races. After my poor performance at the cross weekend last weekend i decided that i'm done racing for the year... but i am not done riding my bike.

Far from it.

The weather this weekend was amazing and between Saturday and Sunday i racked up 60 miles. 25 on the Mountain bike on Saturday and 35 on Sunday on the loaner Road bike.

Saturday was so warm i was in shorts and short sleeves mid ride. 

Sunday was a bit cooler but still shorts weather. 

The Saturday mountain biking was a little challenging due to the specific weather conditions. The dew point was high enough so that everything was sweating. Including rocks and roots. It got in my head and i rode the single-track pretty conservatively.

Sunday was another Chiefs game special, meaning i rode during the game so the roads were dead. i did the Rocky Route. North thru downtown then east past Knuckleheads then thru Cliff Drive and then home. i absolutely love that route. Although at one point i did get chased by a very intimidating looking dog. 

i think i need to purchase the loaner road bike. Now that i've got a taste i cant go back.

So racing is done for the year, all total i did six races.

• Muleskinner Gravel
• Gravel Worlds
• Pony Express Gravel Dash
• Little Sugar Mountain Bike Race
• Boulevard Cup CX
• Vandoit Cup CX

My best performance was easily the Pony Express Gravel Dash. The rest of the races were somewhere between shi**t and fine. 

Right now i'm very motivated for next year so hopefully i can hold onto that. What i need is consistency, which is not my specialty, which means what i need is consistency simplified. 

But the year isn't over yet. i never did do a second 20 minute power test so maybe i'll try that again. Plus i'll probably give the Old Leawood North Loop another go and see if i can set a PR. 

Bicycles!

Saturday...

Sunday...