by Steve Patchin | Aug 6, 2012 | Cycling, Cycling Stories
Pssssshh—a hissing sound like that of a soda can being opened isn’t something I wanted to hear coming from the direction of my bike tire. I was cycling up a steep mountain and had time limits to meet. Shortly after passing a rider who was changing his inner tube,...
by Steve Patchin | Nov 22, 2011 | Cycling, Cycling Stories
A video about riding in Bike MS 2011. (Click on the title if the video is not visible). [resp_video][jwplayer config=”Home Video” file=”http://patchinpictures.com/MS_Ride_2011_Patchin.flv”...
by Steve Patchin | Sep 4, 2011 | Cycling, Cycling Stories
Just a little cycling fun at Mt. Charleston, Nevada. (Click on the title if the video is not visible). [resp_video][jwplayer config=”Home Video” file=”http://patchinpictures.com/Deer-Creek-Lee.flv”...
by Steve Patchin | Jun 11, 2011 | Cycling Stories
I just couldn’t understand why I was so exhausted after only 47 miles of riding. Yes, I’d just climbed from my house in Vegas, up past Red Rock Overlook, out to the 160, up and over Mt. Potosi, and almost all the way into Lovell Canyon Road, but my mind was on 100...
by Steve Patchin | Jun 11, 2011 | Cycling Stories
You don’t have to do everything wrong to bonk while riding your bike. It just takes one or two misguided choices, and you’ll find yourself on your bike wanting only to get off and leave your two wheeled contraption leaning against a stop sign while you sit on the...
by Steve Patchin | Jun 11, 2011 | Cycling Stories
Sometimes when I ride my bike, I enjoy all the scenery and embrace the wonderful weather that propels me along as part of the rhythm of riding, taking me into a zone that insulates me from the stresses of life. At other times, I have no choice but to embrace the pain...
