Author Archives: bdentzman

IT’S NOT ABOUT BIKING! I asked my daughter, Katie, to be a guest blogger on my site. She is the brains of the family, salutatorian, 32 ACT, full academic ride to CMU and MSU Funded her M.A. and PhD. She is bright, witty and a great writer. She was also recognized in a publication “WesternContinue reading “My Daughter’s guest blog post”

With the trip less then 2 months away, looking at the map of my ride route I’m sure it’s normal to have an epiphany and go “what the hell was I thinking?” Is this like going to the buffet and putting more on you plate than you can eat because it all looks so good?Continue reading “Sooo.. ever taken more than you can eat?”

Hi again. This post will be a little different ( as if all my posts aren’t). I plan to touch a bit on bike detailing, waxing (again), the land of Oz and a few other things. Like why I hate ebikes So let’s start with bike detailing. Well a month or so ago Barb wasContinue reading “Bike detailing, the Wizard of Oz and other related topics”

So the ride coordinator is going to host a session on changing flats before we leave San Diego. Gee any of us who ride in Az or other states that have cactus, goat heads and other prickly friends are well acquainted with punctured tubes. In fact, when I rode in NoCal there was road debrisContinue reading “On flat tires and cactus, and to wax or not!”

Hills, I hate them. Being a full figured rider standing 6’3 and weighing in at 265 (for now) they are my bane. While I can cruise pretty easily at 17-20 mph on the flats, on the hills I’m a turtle. Want a blow to your ego? Ride up a long hill stretch pounding it onlyContinue reading “An eight year old girl to her father, “ this hill is so steep my legs are out of breath””

The above quote is actually the title of Lance Armstrong’s autobiography (pre cheating scandal). Yeah I know he cheated but then again I’m confident that a vast majority of cyclists he beat were also doping. It’s just losers are not scrutinized as closely as winners. PED’s and cheating have always been around sports where worldContinue reading ““It’s Not About The Bike””

The above is a line from the movie Field of Dreams, where Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ray Kinsella have an exchange. Well Tucson is not heaven but its darn close for cyclists. Each winter all types of riders appear in this Western town to take advantage of some outstanding cycling routes, the mountains, the elevation,Continue reading ““Is this Heaven?” “No it’s Iowa””