The Blayleys

Another fender post? So soon? You my recall in the previous post that I mentioned cracking a modified PDW fender, and trying out a hybri...

If you've ever ridden with me on wet roads, you are acutely aware of my feelings about fenders (or "mudguards," as my editor c...

When I last revised this article (winter of 2015), we had more than three feet of snow on the ground with a couple more feet on the way. Rum...

It is often said there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. Both Fear Rothar and I are year-round cyclists, and have bee...

Let me start out by apologizing right away to my neighbors for all the cold, snowy and sometimes downright miserable weather that we had bet...

The final day of our four day tour left us wanting for more. More of this blue sky and sunshine, for sure. This was the weather we had hoped...

We woke to the sound of silence. This was a good thing. There was no noise from rain or icy sleet on the roof. After checking the morning fo...

Remember the soundtrack that plays when you are watching a scary film and you find yourself screaming out loud to the foolish person who is ...

Back in the last century (I love saying that), skiers and cyclists could use the Amtrak Vermonter to travel with their bikes and skis from ...

OK. I am on an airplane, so I finally have some downtime to complete my long awaited packing list for my two month tour in Ireland. If you ...

My last real riding day had the best weather of the trip. I'd been apologizing everywhere I went for the cool summer, certain that my me...

My final day into Dublin would have me climbing up the Wicklow Gap and then finishing off on the Sally Gap. It was a brilliant crystal c...

Well enough of those gentle DaveB routes. Time to let SadiB back at it. Although she can't fully take credit as she took most of the rou...

As usual one can never trust the forecast. It called for sunshine, but I had a mix of showers and clouds for my short loop out to Humewood. ...

Today, I decided to take advantage of local knowledge and got my brother in law, Dave, to create a couple of loop routes for me to do in Cou...