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Side note - On the day I left on my trip Margo Lynn caught me at breakfast and had me model a knit hat for this Mountain Man competition.  I...

The 2015 Connecticut Series of Cross begins this weekend with two races in the Hartford area. Cross is a great spectator sport--in countr...

Today was a day for very strong feelings.  You know those feelings that make you want to pull someone out of the cab of their vehicle and or...

This bulging tire needs a boot! Not really.  So far Louisville is fine by me.  On my first day of the return ride from Santa Claus, IN t...

I get incredulous looks from folks when they hear about my typical bike touring accommodations.  Certainly, one could stay at hotels, or lin...

First - Some exciting BiCi Co. news.  We just created a BiCi Co. Facebook community page .  This will be where announcements for the new sh...

The kindness of strangers.  You depend on this a lot during a bicycle tour.  Stuff goes wrong.  You get lost.  Trespassing happens – someti...