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Today is the third race in the 2005 Virginia DeRailer series. It’s right here in my back yard at Peaks View Park so I don’t really have an excuse not to race in it.
It’s only my second race so we’ll see how things go. The first one back in February was no freakin [...]

Well I made it out to the first VA. Derailer Series race yesterday. My wife came along to keep me company on the hour long ride from Lynchburg to Rocky Mount, VA. We got there about 10 minutes before the start and made our way to the start/finish line. It was a [...]

Last year I was able to participate in Friends of the Parks’ Chicago late ride. It was great; a midnight to 6am (no it didn’t take me that long) ride around the city. 22 miles of skyscrapers, neighborhoods, bridges, and strangely enough… lots of traffic.
This year’s event is being offered at $35, which is [...]

For those of you local to Lynchburg, VA, don’t forget that Bikes Unlimited is hosting a Trek Demo day at Peaks View Park trails from 11am to 3pm. There will be both mountain bikes and road bikes available to try out for free so it should be a good time.
As of now the weather [...]

For all of us in the Lynchburg, VA area, there will be a Trek Demo day hosted by Bikes Unlimited at the red barn parking lot of Peaksview Park from 11:00 - 3:00 on June 5th. There will be a variety of bikes to try in both the mountain and road flavors. [...]