Having had a touch of that infectious disease you might have heard about the last couple of years, my cycling has taken a tumble, more like a free-fall in the last couple of weeks: TRIMP is a measure for some complicated biometrics that I sum up as “Doing Stuff,” which is to say I haven’t… Read More Recovery Graph

Currently the City and folks that try to think for the City are trying to figure out whether ebikes with a throttle should be allowed on multi-use paths. The need for that decision goes back to the “class system” established for ebikes in this country. Cities/other governmental units and those that try to think for… Read More Ebikes, Throttles, and Freedom

Question came up last week on best route from Downtown to the current terminus of the Alameda Drain Trail at 4th and the end of Matthew. Riding buddy John and took this route from 4th and Gold yesterday which I can’t seem to save properly in Strava, so I’ll just screen grab it here: In… Read More Low Stress Cycling Downtown to Alameda Drain Trail

Question: What’s the longest continuous stretch of ABQ cycling roadway infrastructure that is truly LTS 1 or 2? I raise the question after recently posting this photo of the brand-spanking new Woodward Blvd. eastbound as it rises to meet I-25 That wide, solid (apparently) concrete “Jersey Barrier” separating cyclist from driver (along with cushioning metal… Read More Cycling Safety Mantra: It’s Great Until It’s Not

Continuing to ask: Is this roadway infrastructure enough to make it safe/comfortable enough for “Interested, but Concerned” potential cyclists? Let’s look at the so new it’s not quite open to drivers Woodward Blvd. approaching I-25 project: *Now THAT is more like it! At least until the cyclist gets to I-25 headed to the Sunport. Then,… Read More Physical Separation from Drivers: This is More Like It!

Do flexposts provide enough physical separation from drivers to attract Interested, But Concerned cyclists to ride our streets? I don’t know. What do you think?