bike
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.
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
First Blue hills climb in 2025
Such a beautiful day ❤️
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Folks, something to remember about me:
The biggest ego boost is asking me if I am riding an electric bike or I'm just really strong, while you're on an electric bike riding along.
I think it's the sourdough toast I had in the morning.
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
we're going to start an ebike gang!
We are looking for trouble, and by trouble, I mean a pretty view where we can watch the sunset, listen to birds and draw in our sketchbook.
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
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
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
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 🙄
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
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
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
Watch me suffer on the last step section leading to the Blue Hills Summit! 🤯🤯🤯 High heart rate, breathing hard!
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