Winter came quickly here in Overland Park. And cyclists in and around Kansas City (like Noah and I) have once again become "hard core." Of course, it doesn't have to be winter. Anything under 50° F seems to inspire awe in those that don't ride. The...

You think to yourself: "I'm fit. I ride my bike; I get up early with my wife and hit the gym a couple times a week. Yeah, I'm fit." Then, you play dodge ball with the scouts at the lock-in. Where's that heating pad?

We finally had a nice, ridable day again today. I took to the streets during my lunch hour and made a point of staying off the bike path. I did this for a couple of reasons; the path is most likely strewn with soggy leaves - and - I didn't want another...

It was a beautiful day and the jazz band was playing at the middle school during the lunch hour. I hopped on the bike and headed out. Waiting for the light on the way home.

I've been taking advantage of every opportunity to ride as I can come up with lately so when I needed to make a run to the credit union today I figured that I could make the 12 mile round trip within the alloted hour for lunch. I pulled up to the...