Jim's Early 300k
A new 300k for this year, designed by Jim Bondra, for early PBP qualifications.
2023 Covered Bridges 200k
I rode the COvered Bridges 200k again this year. It's a little different route from last year, but it felt pretty similar.
Winter riding around Jacksonville
Another winter break in Jacksonville Beach gives me an opportunity to ride my old bike through north east Florida and southeast Georgia.
The Coureur de Bois: 1000 km of Canadian rivers
I rode the 1000k Coureur de Bois from Ottawa to Quebec City and back along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers to qualify for preregistration for PBP. I get some sore tendons...
Two 600k brevets attempts in 2022
After two years of riding, I am still trying to figure out how to best eat and drink on these long rides. My first attempt at a 600k with e PA Randonneurs results in a DNF....
PA Randonneurs: New Bleu Redeux 400k brevet
A 400k brevet starting at the Flint Hill Farm in Coopersburg, PA. I'm haunted by a creaking that I slowly realized was an issue with my rear wheel.
PA Randonneurs: Water Gap Revisisted 300k brevet
A 300k brevet through the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area starting from Flint Hill Farm in Coopersburg, PA. Beautiful scenery by day and a weird feeling while riding at night.
PA Randonneurs: Covered Bridges 200k brevet
A hilly, well-attended ride to visit 10 covered bridges in rural PA to start the 2022 rando season has me thinking of PBP possibilities.
2022 winter and spring perms
During a snowbird escape from winter to Jacksonville, I rode a 300k ride along the Atlantic coast on my old bike. Jim and I ride a new perm he created that visits a number of...