Afternoon Downhill in the rain

 August 19, 2024

Ann & I headed up to Killington to take a few downhill laps. It was a lot cooler in the mountains compared to Rutland so it was an easy decision to make for a summer afternoon activity.

Inadvertent Roubaix

 August 19, 2024

Boy and the Boot

After D2R2, I drove up to Rutland to see Ann and didn't ride on the Sunday after because I was still sore from Saturday. I took Monday off from work and went for a morning ride south of Rutland .

Tha, tha, that's all folks

 May 10, 2025

Kind of ironic that I would find an image of Porky Pig on the day of my son's graduation from The Rochester Institute of Technology. Earlier that morning, before the ceremonies, I headed out on a ride to sample some of the Rail Trails around Henrietta, NY from the Air BnB I was staying at.

Surly Cross Check make over

August 11, 2024 

After about a month of tinkering I finished my rebuild of my second Surly Cross Check.  I went from 9 to 10 speeds and a 36t rear cassette with a Shimano Tiagra drive train and a Wolftooth Road Link.

Missing Link

 July 6, 2024

Ann & I rode down the Northern Rail Trail in New Hampshire to Danbury, NH.  A few years ago, I had ridden to Danbury from Concord but turned around due to the weather. Today's ride closes the loop on this rail trail.

Two States of Pavement

 July 5, 2024

I took the Waltly out to explore White River Junction and climb some hills, intent on staying completely on Pavement. Rode down through Dartmouth College and over the Connecticut River into Vermont. It seems Vermont has a lot more dirt roads than New Hampshire so I pieced together a route that I hoped would be completely on pavement.

East of the Connecticut River

 July 3, 2024

Headed south from Lebanon, NH to see what the roads were like on the east side of the Connecticut River. 

Mother's Day at The Beast

Ann & I were running late Sunday morning and missed first chair by 15 minutes but we still got some decent parking.  Superstar was mostly groomed and it looked like it was going to be a great day of spring skiing.

Third from First

 

Since my Fat Bike was down due some shifting issues and the rear wheel is out of true, I pulled the Cujo out of stable and I discovered a broken spoke while putting air in the rear tire. I pulled off the wheel to take it to the shop later and then I pulled the Stump Jumper out of the stable. Of course it had a flat tire, too. I put air in it and hoped it would hold air.

Ann is back on the Bike

Before heading back to Connecticut on Monday, Ann & I went out for quick spin around town. It was her first time riding outdoors this season.  She had a bit of a set back last fall with a ski injury and has been slowly coming back and cycling is part of her rehabilitation.

Apres Ski with Ned Flanders

Driving down to Rutland I took care of a few things before hopping on the fat bike and riding over to Pine Hill Park.

May 1st at The Beast

 

Today was kind of a bittersweet end of the week. After 10 years working at HomeServe I decided to turn the page on a new chapter of my life by selling my house in Connecticut and move to Vermont. Friday, I headed to Killington to get a few runs in before heading to Rutland and I couldn't have asked for a better day to be on the slopes.