Riding my bicycle
Early Spring
> This is great, I'm good to go with a pair of long pants, a thin sweater and my windbreaker.
Late Spring
> It's too cold out, if I can't wear short pants.
Edited 180d ago
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Col de la Madone! One climb on my list checked!
Nice area is seriously a cycling heaven. The weather was perfect today. The 1500 ft climb from Nice through Eze is a little appetizer for the Madone, but the view was breathtaking. Menton is a bustling seaside town with beach goers. From there, just a few blocks, I was on an 8+ mile journey of climbing 3000 feet from sea level. It is the biggest climb I've done. There were a few cyclists trying to talk with me but I couldn't understand what they were saying LOL.
After a speedy descent from the Madone to Peille, I had lunch at Le p'tit gourmet. Peille is a really quiet town on the mountain. The daube was delicious and very satisfying. From there it was almost all the way down to Nice. That was probably the easiest 20 miles I've ever done.
I'm sure I'll come back!
#cycling #biketoot #france #nice #madone #climb #eze #peille #bike #riviera
Had a tour on the bike around the city after work today. What a beautiful day and I love my city (when weather is nice) 🤣
Esplanade, Boylston St, Leather District
That made me think - Bay Village is the smallest neighborhood in Boston but it feels like Leather District is even smaller!
#BikeToot #bike #commute #boston #spring
New wheelset, new waxed chain, new bar tape, new brake pads, new tires (30mm now vs 28mm)
It feels awesome and looks awesome. The Enve inner drive free hub is loud, and I swapped the 60 teeth ratchet to 90 teeth, which makes higher pitch noise. I still need to get used to it, but good thing is that runners and pedestrians can hear me approaching 🤪 if they're not wearing headphones...
Quick 10 miles spin along Neponset River.
#biketoot #enve #wheelset #boston #bike #cycling #neponset #trail #BikeTrail
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I seriously hurt some bro's ego yesterday on the way back from my spontaneous ride to Lexington. I had my commute bike (it's actually a gravel bike) with a backpack rack, my work backpack, and big heavy puncture proof tires. And I was in civilized clothes. Heavy and not aero at all.
Some bros on Mass Ave were riding aggressively and fast, I figured I would try to see if I could keep up with them. I had never followed them closely to draft behind them by keeping at least 3 feet away, sometimes dropping further behind. But after half a mile or a mile or so, the bro realized I was still keeping up (he looked back), and he decided to blow up on Mass Ave during rush hour between Alewife and Porter, and blew past a red light. He almost got hit by a car, it was nerve wrecking even to watch, and he got yelled at by his buddy. I realized he was doing very aggressive and dangerous things so I let them go.
Hilariously I caught them up at Mass Ave Bridge inbound 😂 he was struggling on the inbound ascend and I could hear him talking with his buddy about me being as surprisingly fast as them, and what the hell they were doing 😂 then they continued to ride aggressively, just to be stopped by cars all the time. And he took a long time to clip in. He took the traffic lane instead of bike lane, which was fine, but his buddy almost ran into the concrete barrier following him and had to unclip and slow down. Thank god they took the Southwest corridor at Mass Ave T station so I didn't have to witness some dumbass behaviors.
Maybe they're too young to realize their life is more important than their ego? 😂😂😂
#cycling #commute #ride #bike #biketoot
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Been quiet for a few days, because I've been busy cycling up Pack Monadnock for 4th of July weekend.
Three days, 3x climb up summit, 260 miles, 20,000 feet elevation gain.
If you're interested in how miserable it could be, how hard the climb is, and how I managed to pull it off, here's the first part (out of three):
https://www.magiklog.com/2025/07/07/pack-monadnock-the-3rd-time-is-a-charm-part-1/
#Cycling #BikeToot #Bike #BikeTooter #RoadCycling #Cyclist #CyclistLife #PackMonadnock #NH #NewEngland
Happy Pride ride on Sunday! 110k nicely done with a great group. Though I put the hammer down and increased the tempo, and went solo for the last 16k or so because legs felt good even though I just got over a cold. The ride leader just did B2VT so he wasn't pulling. I pulled the whole group for most of the time. Gay power!
My helmet hair is getting out of control! Need a haircut!
Beautiful day!
#biketoot #bike #cycling #pride #gay #cyclist #selfie
No one but Josh Kraft :" traffic jams are caused by bike lanes I'm sure!!"
And also stupid and erratic driver behaviors too.
110 miles, 7000ft climb in the White Mountains yesterday is definitely epic and a ride I want to do every year!
4 notches 1 pass
Bear Notch, Crawford Notch, Franconia Notch and Kinsman Notch
and
Kancamagus Pass
The pass is the hardest climb of the day which comes right at the beginning. The stunning view at the top is the reward, and the descend was fun and fast which is rare in Massachusetts. But the most unforgettable descend of the day was on Profile Rd into Franconia with twisty roads and strong crosswind. Wheels with deep rim now were super unstable over 35mph.
#bike #cycling #WhiteMountains #NewHampshire #BikeToot #CenturyRide
Neponset River Greenway extension from Tenean Beach to Morrissey Blvd bridge is OPEN!
Beautiful views of Dorchester Bay and the colorful gas tank (?) LOL
So... The mechanic found there's a crack on the top tube of my gravel bike which I had thought to be some paint scratches...
Hot Tubes (a carbon repair specialist) quotes me $550 to repair and $350 to match the paint. Additionally my mechanic quoted me $400 to disassemble and rebuild the bike because Hot Tubes doesn't do that...
Trek would replace the frame with 20% discount so this is a $2600 frame. Even with the discount it'll still be expensive than repairing it ($1300 in total).
I've never wanted a titanium bike so bad in my life 🙄
Omg these drivers are so dumb they can't keep the intersection clear (they just can't help themselves) and no one can move even on a green light so nobody is going anywhere and I have to bike around and in between cars because they're dumb fucks and block crosswalks too. Blame that on bike lanes Josh Kraft the dumbest mayor candidate ever.
Rant over.
134 Miles Boston to Provincetown on the bike!
Great fun, despite all three of us getting punctures. My tubeless setup healed itself within 15 mins or so. My friend wasn't so lucky. It was too big for sealant. Thankfully I have the plug.
It was a very hot day to ride this long. Elsa seemed to be not mentally ready for this ride to be so hard. Fact is no matter how strong you are, you start to suffer at some point. To some people it's around 70-80 miles or even 120 miles. To me it's around 100 miles. But a hotdog really helped :)
A lot of cicadas on the cape! Is this year when they come out partying every 17 years?
#CapeCod #Provincetown #Boston #ride #biketoot #bike #cycling #200k #endurance
Today I learnt the new SRAM 13 speed cassette that comes with the latest XPLR (name of their gravel group sets) only works with their latest derailleur, which is only compatible with frames that are UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger) compatible......
How can you call that "universal" if it's not universally compatible???? I learnt that after I ordered the new XPLR crankset. 🙄
If you're curious how beautiful Dorchester bay is at 5:30am in the summer......
Too bad you can only see this view from or next to a 6 lane stroad that gets flooded every so often.
Shot with Insta360 X5
#Dorchester #Boston #OceanView #water #morning #MorningPerson #insta360 #biketoot #bike #cycling
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NEW EPISODE!
"What Makes a City a Cycling City?"
Why do some cities become places where it’s easy to bike for transportation? We talk to the researchers behind the Cycling Cities project and look at places beyond Northern Europe to find out.
Follow and listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-makes-a-city-a-cycling-city/id1437755068?i=1000714338986
Omg my city is beautiful. N Washington bridge is 99% complete I can say.
When are they going to clean up the construction materials and potter potties on the inbound bike lane though?
#boston #urban #cityscape #UrbanLife #bike #bikelane
Watch me suffer on the last step section leading to the Blue Hills Summit! 🤯🤯🤯 High heart rate, breathing hard!
#BikeToot #cycling #Cyclist #BlueHills #Boston #Bike #climb #summit #HillClimb
Boston Globe even failed to mention the cyclist was on the SIDEWALK when he was murdered by the driver, who drove his Mercedes SUV directly onto the sidewalk. If there were events like MIT commencement, there'd be easily crowds of people on the sidewalk, and the driver would kill many pedestrians.
Is it too much to ask cars to stay on the road?
Edit: capital letters SIDEWALK
#biketoot #cycling #CambridgeMA #Boston #commute #bike
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/metro/cambridge-cyclist-crash-charges/
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New bike day!! Introducing Standert Triebwerk!
It has been over a month in the making, and it turned out fantastic. Maybe even better than I've imagined. I handpicked all the components and parts, and Zach at Back In Action Bikes did a fabulous job building it for me. He hated me for picking a white bar tape because he had to wash his hands 5 times during the build. 🤣
I kinda dig the look of 1x crankset. Looks very clean and neat. This bike has a steel frame, but I slammed all carbon and titanium components on it. So it is only 200 grams heavier than my Pinarello. It rides so smooth. Just cruises along. Not as responsive though. Kinda like driving a CVT vs a PDK.
Boston is really a beautiful city, providing a perfect backdrop for my bike ;)
I'm sure I'll put a lot of miles on it!
#biketoot #NewBikeDay #newbike #bikeporn #boston #cycling #bike #standert #triebwerk #steelbike
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