Category Archives: cycling

Paradise Loop

Decided to try and tackle Paradise Loop today. By far the longest cycling ride I’ve yet gone on. 45 miles later, I’m ready to pass out. Here’s the route as recorded by Runmeter on my iPhone 4. Here are some of the raw statistics output from Runmeter: Ride Time: 4:46:04 Stopped Time: 23:23 Distance: 45.41 [...]

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Cycling trends

Hah! Andrew Martin jokes about today’s “silly bikes.” However, the latest trend is for the minimalist courier bike, which supplements the disadvantages of the road bike (no mudguards, bags, lights) with the bonus disadvantage of having only one brake and no gears at all. It’s more difficult to ride one of these up a moderate [...]

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