The week was full of incidents and accidents. Only one involved me directly, though. During last week’s DownEast Cyclist Club meeting, I heard that one of the bicyclists that routinely ride the Jacksonville Rails-to-Trails multi-use path had been involved in a nasty crash along the fenced area of Highway 24/Lejeune Blvd near the Camp Lejeune [...]
It’s been a while since I last detailed my adventures in car-free commuting. And, while there’s not a whole lot to talk about, there’s been a few changes. I’ve been reassigned from II MEF Family Readiness to Camp Lejeune’s Installation Personnel Administration Center (IPAC) located further into the base. The daily ride is 22 miles [...]
It’s been more than six months of full-time bicycle commuting and I’ve lived through near-misses by inattentive drivers, being yelled at and Jacksonville’s less-than-stellar bicycling environment. And, while I haven’t used the bicycle for enough other-than-commuting trips, I will be as the weather gets better. I’m going to stop publishing the weekly riding reports. They’ve [...]
This was a short-cycling week. Not voluntarily, mind you. I was hit with a migraine at work on Tuesday and wasn’t able to ride home. AM came to the rescue with a pick up, which meant leaving the Day-Tripper at work. Wednesday, I stayed home with left-over migraine funk and she was ill, too. Thursday, [...]
This week was another short cycling week. It was also one of the coolest, with temperatures dropping into the low 30°s (F). Follow the jump for the mileage summary and the ride notes.
I took Friday as a personal day, so this was a short (four-day) work week. I found out on Monday that the new office I’m moving to isn’t quite ready (there is apparently still an occupant…) so my daily rides haven’t yet extended to 11 1/4 miles. Even so, my mileage wasn’t too short this [...]
The below is the text of a letter to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News regarding this article. Dear Editor, The January 6th, 2009 edition of the Jacksonville Daily News featured an article titled “Rails-to-Trails bridge earns state engineering award”. This article unfairly portrays the Rails-to-Trails project, and the associated pedestrian bridge, as unused [...]
Since the last two weeks have been short (Monday and Tuesday for each week), I’m going to consolidate the two weeks here. Mileage was low, what with only two days of riding each week, but I was able to get a couple really nice recreation rides in during the off days. The 4 commute-days equaled [...]
Another short week for commuting by bicycle. Illness kept me home Tuesday and Wednesday. There’s only two notable things to mention: I installed new grips and a new cyclometer on Day-Tripper. The grips are Bontrager grips with more cushion and a slightly extended palm-rest. So far, they’re much more comfortable than the set originally on [...]
Another short week without any recreation rides…But it was far from boring… It was warm this week…So warm that I only needed to wear shorts and a long-sleeved shirt Monday and riding shorts and wind-pants with long-sleeved shirts Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Warmth doesn’t mean the week was perfect, though, as it rained pretty hard [...]
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