Author: jbo

Early sun casts a long shadow, making large spinning wheels on the roadside. It’s hard not to look, to watch, to stare. … And to feel utterly relaxed. PPV++, to snag an elusive tile in Mukilteo | Ride | Strava

In 2005, Anu, Jary, Nik, and I formed Team Numb Nutz and trained to ride the STP in July. Over several months, we built up our endurance, with the only two complaints being (a) the one that gave us our team name and (b) chafing. So, on the day of the ride, Jary introduced us […]

It’s hard to stop when one new mile == one new tile. But eventually the wind won and I turned around to get some relief. Head, TAIL, tail, HEAD, tl. For Love of the Tile Turn Left at the Banjos

Every rider that I pass, and every rider that passes me, is an opportunity to compare … pulling me out of the zen and into the petty. Thirty seconds later they’re out of sight, and I’m back where I belong. >7 Hills of >Kirkland

My “Retreat Bike” is a Specialized Allez, 2008. It is from the time before 28mm road tires, and I never considered upgrading from 23mm to 28mm (would require a new rim). This mattered on my last East Coast Retreat. I lay out a 500+ mile route, with typically a century ride per day. Sometimes the […]

“Get busy training, or get busy fading.” Not Pulling My Weight

Which came first at this location … the church, or the street name? Antioch Baptist Church, at the corner of New Market Road and Freeless Street. Capital Crank | Ride | Strava

Yesterday I brought Whip back to life, after “lying in wait” for way too long for me to get around to fixing him. Between FeZ (road) and Havoc (MTB), I was feeling I had all the bases covered. Yes, I know, these are excuses. Anyhow, I finally got around to researching tubeless tire maintenance, bought […]

Today’s campus stroll came at sunset, thanks to an especially productive “in-flow” session at my desk. With all the remote work, our campus is pretty much a ghost town. But this made for a wonderful experience. Combine motion-activated floodlights and empty parking lots and you get an “inflated head” feeling as you walk across a […]

Nothing is sadder in the holiday season than seeing deflated inflatables littering the lawns. Inflated and lit, and sometimes playing music, they bring a smile to my face whenever I pedal by one. But then there are those mornings where I’ve clearly started my ride too early, and all i see is flat plastic. A […]