Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
The Bicycle Bell
Don’t leave your house without one.
As I get quicker on the bike, Saturdays are proving to be a test of wills on the trails. Most walkers, runners and bikers hear the bell ringing and allow me passage on their left. But some runners, the ones that are 4 or 5 wide and chatting away, may react too late and I’m on the grassy shoulder avoiding a collision.
MTB: distance 20.28 miles, average speed 13.4 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
