Category Archives: Bicycle Ride Reviews

Spent the weekend in Smithville celebrating Duke’s birthday.  As many times as I’ve been to Smithville, I’ve always wanted to ride from town out to Silver Point and back via SR56.  So, I did it this weekend and I don’t … Continue reading →

Back in the spring of 2008, I decided my week-long adventure vacation would be to bicycle the Natchez Trace Parkway from south to north self supported.  I was prepared to ride solo or with someone with conditions.  Here was my … Continue reading →

Steve A. and I are bicycle touring, self supported from Rock Island State Park on Saturday to Cedars of Lebanon State Park.  The idea is to shake out our gear/system before we ride the Natchez Trace.  One-way drop-off’s are a … Continue reading →

For the second cycling season, I’ve been the Ride Coordinator for the Harpeth Bike Club. While managing lots of personal email addresses, I’m amazed at the people that are locked into their Internet Service provider by using the ISP-provided address.What … Continue reading →

Ah, my first overnight self-supported bicycle tour. I had been on many week-long and overnight supported rides, including the BRAT twice, RAGBRAI once, Tour de Cure and Jack and Back numerous times. Since I’m going to ride the Natchez Trace … Continue reading →

Did we make it? DID WE MAKE IT? Yes, we rolled in about 5 or 5:30 to the welcoming party in the square. They had a marching band, cheerleaders and a karaoke machine. Someone must have known we were coming. … Continue reading →

I plagiarized this from ibike.org. It’s just too good not to reproduce.More Than Forty Good Reasons For Bicycling Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Don’t Have Access To Motor Transport. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don’t Qualify To Drive … Continue reading →

Well, I finally did it. Walk Bike Nashville’s annual meeting was tonight, and I was invited.  Contemplating on how to get to a meeting downtown about cycling and pedestrian advocacy in the rain, I chose to walk a block down … Continue reading →

Total Raised:  $33,306Greetings fellow HBC members and cycling community!  I want to tell you all a little about this weekend and the great things your fellow members accomplished this weekend!  I’m not going to tell you about the riding, the … Continue reading →

OK, I’m finally getting around to writing a story. But, I’m gonna plagiarize Jay Spiegel’s updates as a starting point. I also plan to write a story on items to bring for RAGBRAI that are a MUST! Click Read More … Continue reading →