Part of the (car) road trip we did in the west of Ireland included a stop in Newport, a small village, until recently dimissed by many as a dreary ghost town not worthy of a visit. Population 700 or so people, billed now as the ‘Heart of the Great…
In the west of Ireland, besides the castle and ancient church we found, I was lucky enough to bring my bike and explore some of the Greenway infrastructure they are starting to build here to support what will be a coast to coast bike way. In the t…
How often have you ever had to stop for 100 cows? I know I had no choice in the matter – these animals are huge! Ten minutes later, I was free to go!
Blacksmith Pawel, an award winning metal sculptor and world class martial artist shapes the ten inch long gusset he will be tig welding to reinforce the cracked area of my rim shown below. Steeped in experience, he was able to reposition the jig y…
Flanked for mile after mile of pastures, I finally decided to stop and take a picture It was getting dark but I could not pass this photo up as I’ve never seen such a pretty welcome sign.. This lake looked like it stretched forever. I was running …
Pretty much everywhere I ride here, I see fences made out of rocks. While many mark off the feeding ground for livestock An even larger percentage of them frame my rides. Up close, many of them look like this Oftentimes the hedges lining both side…
Pawel did such a fine tig weld, you probably cannot see it in the picture I took after the Eagle and I just rolled 12 miles..
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Farmer poses with my bike Until I get the Eagle (link) over here, to keep my mind’s eye on it, here is what I ride, and a little bit of how I ride it: – frame: unknown department store brand – tires: 26 x 2.125 (rarely kept at full pressure pumped…
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