Tag Archives: bike safety

Running and riding through sleep’s dark and silent gate

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Are you dreaming of running and riding? Lately I’ve had such weird dreams that I’ve turned to friends and the web to help understand them. On the dream interpretation sites there are zillions of takes about what dreams mean. So … Continue reading →

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Choices that bring cycling safety to light

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A recent pair of stories really struck home on the issue of cycling safety. The first chronicled the death of a cyclist at a busy intersection on Diehl Road, a heavily traveled frontage route along I-88 in … Continue reading →

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Coming full circle with The Wright Stuff

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth From the top of a ridge in Governor Dodge State Park 45 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin, you can see the Milky Way quite clear on a cloudless summer night. The stars that cover the rest of … Continue reading →

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The simplest thing you can do to improve bike safety on the road

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The simplest single thing you can do to enhance safety on your bike. I know this is going to sound simple. But most real solutions are simple. If you ride a bike or any sort; road, mountain, hybrid, cruiser or … Continue reading →

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“People will die”

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

A few years back the church youth counselor called to tell me she was going to take the kids in the middle school and high school youth groups on a bike ride. “Would you like to come along?” she asked. … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday. Welcome to the treadmill.

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It’s cold out there Runners and cyclists facing the cold winter months must make a decision on how to keep up their training. You can train outside, bundling up to fight the elements, which for runners often … Continue reading →

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The allegorical beauty of the short and sweet ride: Part 1

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth There is a bike route from my house that takes a straight route out of town to a largely flat, well-paved road heading straight west, a great stretch of road for solo or group rides. Even the … Continue reading →

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One month to the day after surgery, riding and running again

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Today was a good day. I rode the Specialized Rockhopper Mountain Bike 15 miles. Over to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and back. Crosswind the whole way. And this was one month to the day after surgery to repair the clavicle … Continue reading →

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What do you think of these new concepts that combine running and cycling?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Monte Wehrkamp with contributions by Christopher Cudworth After reading this short article on new bike concepts, we invite you to take our 3-question poll on this subject and find out what others think about new cycling concepts at PollDaddy.com My … Continue reading →

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The bike alone. A cyclist’s prayer.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It sits there in the garage, front wheel off. It wonders why I let it lean there like that. My bike has to wait. And wait some more. Don’t worry, friend. I will put you back together again. Sooner than … Continue reading →

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