Morning Roubaix

 Jun 30, 2025

Ann headed off to work early Monday morning and I was planning on meeting her in Burlington that evening so before heading north I went out for a little gravel ride around Rutland.

Full Faced

 Jun 29, 2025

Ann & I stepped up our downhill game by getting full face helmets.  We both bought Giro Switchblade Full Face Helmets. What's cool about these helmets is that the chin bar is removable and you can wear them like a normal mountain bike helmet.

2025 Bloomin Metric 100K - Finally!

 May 18, 2025

This is my 15th year riding the Bloomin Metric and I finally I get to ride the 100K route. In the past years I have ridden the event with my daughter, sons, my father, and last year with Ann, all on the 40K ride. One year I did the 60K but I have longed to do the 100K. A couple of times I have ridden down from Newtown to ride 40K with my father, exceeding 100K but that is not really the same. This time, I am rode with RC Ilumenati.

Big Santa Metric

 Oct 9, 2026

I saw a post on Facebook the other day that instantly brought back a wave of nostalgia. It turns out that Big Santa from the historic Danbury Fair is now residing up in Wells, Vermont! I had to go see it.

Shrewsbury Fall Foliage Tour

Oct 7, 2026 

Originally, I was going to explore some gravel roads between Cold River and Wheelerville Road but the rear tire on the CAADx was flat so I decided to ride to Shrewsbury on the Waltly. The foliage in this part of Vermont is exploding with color and this was the perfect afternoon to take in it's beauty.