We are thrilled to share that we greatly enjoyed our France trip (July 2019) and that we were very impressed by Adventures in Tandem’s (AIT’s) product and the personal work and philosophy of both Mike & Caren. Though we are…
Traveling With Your Bike Helmet
So, I’m going to guess that everyone reading this wears a helmet while they ride their bike. There are lots of good reasons to wear a helmet, even if the jury is still out on how much protection from concussion…
Offline Google Maps On Your Smartphone
A lot of times when you are traveling, you wind up in an area where you don’t have cell phone service. Or maybe, you just don’t want to use data and incur a fee. If you have come to rely…
The RideWithGPS App On Your Smartphone
I’m a big fan of RideWithGPS. I have been using it for many years to develop routes and download them to my Garmin devices. A few years ago they came out with an app for your smartphone and with a…
TSA Pre-Check vs Global Entry and other thoughts about getting through airport security…
Getting through security or customs at the airport can be a challenge. Perhaps equally challenging is figuring out which program you might want to sign up for to help get through security faster. TSA-Pre? Global Entry? Nexus? And what is…
How to dress for winter riding
It used to be that we would only ride if the weather were at least 55 degrees. We’re also skiers, so when we thought about it, if we go out to ski in the cold, why not go out to…
Where to Buy Tandem Stuff
We LOVE all things tandem! Anyone who visits us knows it. A few years ago, our daughter thought we had too much and took pictures of all the tandem things – over 50! – around the house and posted them…
She’s Not Pedaling!
We’ve all heard it – “She’s not pedaling!” I actually like to hear that. At least people see us on the road. I usually say something like, “You mean I need to pedal too?!!!” or “SHHH! He didn’t know!” But…
Getting the most out of your Garmin GPS
This is for those of you that use Garmin Edge devices on your bikes. If you’ve used your device for a while and are anything like me, you probably have a love/hate relationship with your device. When it’s working properly,…
Setting your name on the Garmin boot screen
So, we all make mistakes. Hopefully we learn from them. Sometimes it’s really great when someone else makes a mistake and you can learn from their missteps, without having to mess up yourself. In this newsletter, I hope to…