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Rides Like These

June 2, 2018June 19, 2018Leave a comment

Welcome to my Rides Like These website. Several years ago, 2013 to be specific, I decided to begin cycling competitively, albeit at a grandfather's pace.  I scoured cycling sites, blogs, books and magazines for information on how to get things rolling. And I listened intently to the experts at my local bike shop about big issues … Continue reading Rides Like These

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

May 28, 2018June 19, 2018Leave a comment

  Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go. … Continue reading Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

From Cobwebs and Dust

May 28, 2018June 20, 2018Leave a comment

It had been hanging from the rafters of our garage for more than 16 weeks and was now covered in dust and dressed in cobwebs. If an inanimate object could feel loneliness and despair, it would have been this 2012 Specialized Roubaix road bike that my wife had purchased for me as a surprise gift … Continue reading From Cobwebs and Dust

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Welcome to Rides Like These, my bicycle touring and advocacy blog. Follow along as I explore our wonderful world one pedal stroke at a time.

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Spring has sprung in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. #cycling #cyclists #specializedbikes #specialized #roadbike #roadbikelife #cyclingphotos @rideslikethese
Fall biking season has finally come to Arizona. #cycling #cyclists #roadbike #roadbikelife #specialized #roadbikephotos @rideslikethese
Day 6 of my bike tour down the Pacific Coast is in the books. For more photos and my daily blog entry, go to www.rideslikethese.com #cycling #cyclinglife #surly #roadbikephotos #cyclists #pacificcoastbikeroute @rideslikethese
The things you see when you’re on a bike tour in America. For my daily blog entries and photos, go to www.rideslikethese.com. #cyclist #cyclinglife #cycling #surly #biketouring #roadbike #pacificcoasthighway @rideslikethese
Santa Barbara, the end point for my ride down the Pacific Coast Highway, is less than 150 miles away. For daily blog entries and photos, go to www.rideslikethese.com. #cycling #cyclists #roadbike #specializedbikes #roadbikephotos #pacificoasthighway @rideslikethese
Day 3 of my bike tour down the Pacific Coast Highway is in the books. For more photos and my daily blog entry, go to www.rideslikethese.com. #cycling #surly #roadbike #roadbikephotos #cyclist #cyclists #pacificcoastbikeroute @rideslikethese

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