Roundabouts of Albuquerque

View Larger Map That’s the roundabouts in the shopping center north of Coors and Montano, on Albuquerque’s west side – the last piece in my “Roundabouts of Albuquerque” project. The blue line is the GPS track from today’s bike ride. Zoom out to see the whole thing.

I Cried

There’s a pair of well-used, dusty old hiking boots and two tattered bouquets where the Paseo del Nordest Bike Trail crosses Commanche Rd. midway between home and my work. I didn’t know Roy Sekreta, who died there Monday night. But I stopped and cried after I rode past the little shrine today. There’s something so …

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One Track Mind

Me: “Did you have snow at your house this morning?” Unnamed friend: “Yeah, but we could have ridden.” Note: I wasn’t asking about a bike ride. I just wanted to know if it was pretty.

You Don’t Need Carbon to Commute

Michael Tobis had a post today about Lance Armstrong’s plans for an 18,000-square-foot bike shop in Austin that seems, at least in part, to be marketed at the bike commuter: “This city is exploding downtown. Are all these people in high rises going to drive everywhere? We have to promote (bike) commuting…” The thing is, …

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The Prerogatives of the Yellow Jersey

A friend was riding up Albuquerque’s long Tramway Hill Sunday when he was passed by a lone rider on a time trial bike in full Team Astana kit. Astana, current home of last year’s Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, had been training in Albuquerque. We thought they had gone, but Contador was apparently still …

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