Sherburne Gap Loop

 Oct 31, 2024

I took a few days off from work to be with Ann but today she had to work so I decided to ride a 54 mile loop starting in Rutland, climbing Sherburne pass in Killington, ride Rt 100 to Ludlow, climb up Rt 103 to  Mount Holly, and then back to Rutland. 

Closing Day at the Beast

 Oct 27, 2024

Last day of 2024 for the Killington Downhill Mountain Biking Season and it was cold!

2nd e-Bike Commute

 Oct 23, 2024

For my second bike commute on the Wabash, I left earlier in the morning to try and test Magic Shine light a little more and I found that it unfortunately, didn't live up to it's specs.  On full power, I was supposed to get a 2 hour run time and I barely got an hour. It's going back and I will have to try something else.

Carlito's Way

  Oct 20, 2024

Ann & I rode to Woodbury expecting Ovens of France to be open but it was not so we headed across the street to Carlito's for an early lunch.

First e-Bike Commute

  Oct 18, 2024

I picked the perfect morning for my first commute to work on the Wabash. Since Ann was coming down this weekend I decided to ride on a Friday.  It was chilly but there wasn't a cloud in the sky and I took the most direct route to the office to see how fast it would be, which took me along the Saugatuck Reservoir and down into the Fred Zone. I didn't see any other cyclists so technically it was a Ghost Ride but since I was on an e-Bike, does it really count?

Evening E-Bike Ride and the Comet

 Oct 16, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as the Great Comet of 2024 and formally designated as C/2023 A3, is a non-periodic comet from the Oort cloud discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January 2023 and independently found by ATLAS South Africa on 22 February 2023. The comet passed perihelion at a distance of 0.39 AU (58 million km; 36 million mi) on 27 September 2024, when it became visible to the naked eye. Tsuchinshan–ATLAS peaked at its brightest magnitude on 9 October, shortly after passing the Sun, with an apparent magnitude of −4.9 per reported observations at the Comet Observation Database (COBS), making it the brightest comet observed in the Northern Hemisphere since Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997.

Rutland Fall Foliage Ride

 Oct 13, 2024

Ann & I headed south today on a quasi recovery ride after yesterday's ride out to South Hero Island. Fall foliage was in full swing this weekend. In the picture above you can see Pico Mountain on the left and Killington Mountain on the right. This is Ann's first road ride in Rutland and my second.  I wanted to explore the roads south of Rutland towards Clarendon and Wallingford.

Colchester Causeway Ride

Oct 12, 2024 

Ann & I headed up to Burlington to ride the Colchester Causeway and it was also the last weekend to take the Local Motion Bike Ferry. Other than riding the causeway and taking the ferry I had no other agenda, except since we were leaving from Switchback Brewing, I was really looking forward to getting a glass of my favorite beer.

I did it - I bought an eBike

For the longest time I have vowed to never buy an eBike. Well, I broke that vow back in October of ‘24 when I decided to buy an e-bike for commuting to work. Rutland City Bikes had a special on Yamaha e-bikes and I thought it would be a great idea to get one for commuting to work. I got the Wabash RT, which is a gravel/commuter bike, and their only drop bar bike. 

Killington Pass Holders Appreciation Day

 Oct 6, 2024

Ann and I took a few laps during Pass Holder Appreciation Day.