Crush the Commonwealth 2021

I rode across Pennsylvania over three days in a ride called Crush the Commonwealth.

Oneida Lake and Tug Hill permanents

I did some RUSA permanents in preparation for the Crush the Commonwealth ride and upcoming brevets.

My first brevet: 200k in the drumlin fields of New York

My first brevet experience riding the Women's Rights Loop in Central New York

Around the Finger Lakes: a 400k bicycle tour during COVID

Lessons learned from a circumnavigation of all eleven of the Finger Lakes of NY during a 400k randonneuring bicycle tour in 2020 during the COVID pandemic.

300k to visit Mark Twain, Harris Hill, Keuka and Seneca Lakes

A 300k ride through the Southern Tier of NY, Waverly, Elmira (Mark Twain's grave and Harris Hill), Corning, Bath, Hammondsport, Penn Yan, Watkins Glen, and Ithaca

Ithaca to Bear Mountain via NYC

A 274-mile ride from Ithaca through the Pennsylvania hills, into New York City, and up the Hudson...until three flats in a row brought it to an end.

300k ramble from Ithaca, NY to Sodus Point on Lake Ontario

I spent Memorial Day riding from Ithaca to Lake Ontario and back, stopping for breakfast, watching parades, and finding out what 300k feels like.

Ontario, NY to Naples: my first 200k RUSA "perm"

I signed up for my first 200k with a new bike and a free Saturday. A slipping seatpost and Gannett Hill gave me a few things to think about.