We’re Not Bad For Business. Really!
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In 1979, I rode in New York City’s Five Boro Bike Tour for the first time.
It was the third edition of what became an annual event and marked the
f...
HOT Sunday Lucy Park Backwoods Jungle Hike
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With the mid-morning temperature in the upper 80s, heading to a predicted
high in the 100s, on this final Sunday of the 2026 version of June, it was
to L...
Ridley conversion update
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The new, mountain 12-speed barcon arrived for the Ridley cross bike
conversion. The differences between it and the road shifter were obvious.
The light...
RANTWICK LOVES the USA
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Hey. I suspect that with my long absence, nobody will see this.
Nonetheless, I feel the need to make an unequivocal, blanket statement: I
love the USA. I...
Back in the Blogger Saddle
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Five years ago, I left Blogger because Google was no longer supporting it.
Blogging was going out of style because social media was taking over, and I
pr...
Six weeks off.
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The visit to see the Consultant went quite well really ... My ' numbers'
have started to creep up again so I am going to be given a different
treatme...
Phoning Back to Home
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In my last post, I was amazed to find pay phones out in the wilds of the
Olympic Penninsula. Well, apparently, those phones were connected straight
to Dal...
Spring Break Countdown
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I am pleased that *Tim* and I are planning our third consecutive spring
break bikepacking outing. We've had some good times on prior editions to
Arkans...
View along The Chattahoochee
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View of the bridge across The Chattahoochee River in Roswell, Georgia.
Photo taken from the Roswell Riverfront Trail, while on a bicycle commute.
Please cli...
Subject Matter Mostly it's about local transportation cycling, as it exists in the here and now. It's got a smattering of other gratuitous toy recreation thrown in to keep y'all a little off balance. For those that don't know me, toy recreation means English & Italian cars, aircraft - and downhill skiing.