A couple of weeks ago I took advantage of the beautiful spring weather to ride to East Nashville and do some of the Shelby Bottoms Greenway with some friends.
Kermit Allegra was kitted out with everything you need to go 20-ish miles crosstown: coffee and a Po Campo bag.
Of course, we started out at the coffeehouse.
And then hit the trail for a couple of miles.
It's nice being so close to nature in the city. We could hear frogs croaking like mad and were determined to see one.
Fina...
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Two weeks ago, Kermit Allegra and I were invited to take part in a photo shoot for Metro's latest "Share the Road" campaign -- an initiative created through a collaboration between the Mayor's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) and Metro Public Health. Funding came from Communities Putting Prevention to Work, a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (so Nashville cyclists, don't say the stimulus package never did anything for you.).
They shot two types of cyclists: me on my bike in a ...
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I didn't make it to this Sunday's bike brunch, but our little tradition carried on just the same, despite the large wet flakes of falling snow (first of the year here in Nashville) with a stalwart six meeting up at Whiskey Kitchen.
Kim gets street cred for biking through our little blizzard on her Raleigh.
Our next bike brunch will be Sunday, March 11, at Margot Café in East Nashville at 1 p.m. This is a later brunch than usual -- hopefully the weather will be warmer in the aftern...
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It really says something about how mild this winter has been that tonight, when I had the chance to ride in the rain in the dark, I was actually sort of excited about it. After all, I haven't had to walk home or catch a ride home because of the snow even once!
Made me think of all those poor people who live in Hawaii or California and never have to pull out sweaters and barely open umbrellas.
They've gotta get bored. Change is good!
p.s. hi everyone. It's been a while! Short version...
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So for the past month, after the car accident I mentioned in my last post, I've been car-free here in Nashville.
Living in a city that makes only the barest of nods to public transportation, I'd always assumed that being without a car would be a terrible hardship, even though I already rely on my bicycle for most neighborhood trips. Some of my fears turned out to be true and others, not as much. Here's how a few of my preconceptions ended up playing out in reality.
I'd be limited on what I could do and ...
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All right folks, it's another evening and another drawing/roundup of this year's Summer Games winners. Every day this week through Friday, we will be posting a round-up of LGRAB 2011 Summer Games players and announcing the lucky prize winners. Winners will be randomly drawn from the entire pool of players.
For those of you looking for ideas for books to read about cycling, Molly has a review for you:
I picked up this kids book about the history of women and bicycles from the library several m...
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On July 9, Nashville hosted the Tour de Fat for the first time.
It was a big deal for a lot of reasons, first of all because it was one of the first times the "no alcohol in Metro Parks" rule had been set aside for an event. Good news is, the chance the Mayor took was worth it: Nashville's tour set records for both the number of parade participants and money raised for local nonprofits at a first time Tour -- 600 parade riders and $14,000 for Walk/Bike Nashville and Soundforest.
Honestly, I didn't know ho...
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Dear LGRAB readers:
Summer weather is here. The sun is strong. Riding 10+ miles without proper protection is not recommended.
Here's hoping that this is the kind of sunburn that is here today, tan tomorrow.
The ride to East Nashville was worth it, but I won't make this mistake twice. Maybe now that I've mentioned it, you won't make it once.
Love,
Trisha the red xo
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I'm back from Trishaville, aka Nashville. Although I lived there for only three years and moved away four years ago, Nashville is my favorite city to return to again and again, simply because of Trisha and other friends. And there's something about the South that calls to me, although I spent my youth hatching escape plans.
My three days with Trisha were full of awesomeness, of course: used bookstores, a British sitcom marathon, a discount designer warehouse, French breakfast, fancy ice cream, duck fat tater tot...
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Work, life and a few side projects have kept me from the blog so far this month—but they haven't kept me off my bike. I am loving these late spring evening commutes. Even if this picture was taken a week ago and it's now far too warm to wear a jacket of any sort, much less corduroy!
This morning I'm riding into the Village to get a new pair of glasses. (After 6+ years, it's about time.) Anyone taking advantage of the pretty weather to bike this weekend?
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