A 28-mile bike ride to Chatpati Delhi in Central Jersey. So much food for $15 per person.
Chatpati Delhi made The New York Times’ list of the country’s 50 best restaurants in 2025. How could this not be worth a bike ride?
Continue reading “A bicycle ride to one of the best restaurants in the U.S. — a casual culinary adventure in the middle of New Jersey”When in Palm Springs, bike the CV Link.
Mid-century architecture and modern riffs, a car-free trail, quiet roads, desert views and a touch of old Hollywood glam — Palm Springs has lots to offer someone on two wheels.
And heat, because we were there on what was probably one of the hottest days of winter this year.
Continue reading “Biking in Palm Springs: Miles on the CV Link trail, lots of bike lanes and plenty of heat”This is how to spend a Sunday in Mexico City.
In a word, wow!
Tens of miles of streets closed off, tens of thousands of riders. Just about everyone is chill; few are on light road bikes trying to go fast, and almost everyone obeys red lights.
Continue reading “I biked Mexico City’s car-free Sunday — here’s what it’s like”My new way to organize bike rides I want to do.
This isn’t about one bike ride. Instead, it’s a way I’ve found to organize my To Be Ridden wish list (a riff off To Be Read, for all you bookworms).
With a bingo sheet.
Continue reading “A bike bingo game built on a personal wish list of rides”Here’s what the trail straddling two counties is like.
One 180-degree turn, then another. That next one — a third, or just a squiggle?
Continue reading “Great swoops! The WB&A Trail bridge over the Patuxent River is finally open — and we found some surprises”So cheap to do. But would the U.S. deem these infrastructure ideas hostile to cars?
Part of what made the Loire bike ride so enjoyable was the bike-friendliness of everything beyond the marked route.
Continue reading “Biking the Loire: A peek at seemingly simple French bike-friendliness”Here’s to the amazing cultural diversity of this small state.
This golden-domed, mosaic-adorned church is St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson Township.
Continue reading “We bike to a Russian Orthodox Church smack in the middle of New Jersey”Now Bell Works, it’s a vibrant place to visit.
The old Bell Labs complex in Holmdel, NJ, site of so many scientific discoveries and advancements that we take for granted today, has long been on my list of places to visit.
Lucky for me, a friend was up for a ride. Even better, she planned the route!
Continue reading “I explored the old Bell Labs by bike — here’s what I found”We head to the Pine Barrens.
Sometimes a bike ride doesn’t go the way you want. This was one of them.
Continue reading “An epic fail of a bike ride”A 2.5-mile trail sandwiched between U.S. 1 and the train tracks.
When South Brunswick, NJ, in 2024 proudly announced that it had built the final section of its Freedom Trail, I knew I needed to check it out.
I finally got there, and here’s what I found.
Continue reading “I biked on part of South Brunswick’s Freedom Trail — here’s what it’s like”
Exploring by bicycle 