Always Bike Capital District

A brief snippet of a ride I took on a weekday afternoon back in April 2024. It shows a stretch of Watervliet Shaker Road which is also designated as NY-155. (I believe it's also Albany County 155, which is relevant because it adds one more layer o...

A view of crossing Central Avenue (NY-5) on a bike. This particular crossing is at a residential street in the suburb of Colonie, just east of the Niskayuna town line. It’s within the area currently being studied for improvements (study link below...

My ride today included this segment along the southern portion of the Uncle Sam Bikeway in Troy, NY. Despite the overcast sky, the trees are just starting to bloom and the temperature was moderate and winds gentle, so it was a pleasant enough ride...

A little over half of my ride today was on portions of New York’s Empire State Trail. Part of it passes under this well-known Capital District landmark: the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge (more commonly known as the Twin Bridges). While the Empire S...

Some thoughts that came to me while riding through my neighborhood on my brief #30DaysOfBiking ride on this rainy April morning. I touch on how despite casual appearances to the contrary, my suburban neighborhood is incredibly isolated for thos...

Just a few thoughts while riding my 1980's Schwinn. Apologies for the wind noise. I haven't figured out a good way to capture voice audio yet.

A brief segment of my ride on Day 11 of #30DaysOfBiking. It goes through a different segment of the park than I shared last week and includes a brief comment about the weather.

For my ride on Day 6 of 30DaysOfBiking, I rode to our local grocery co-op. Unfortunately, I have to cross a highway to get there from suburbia, and the only moderately direct route takes this road. It’s possible that the [Patroon Creek Greenway...

I was able to sneak in a ride for Day 3 of 30DaysOfBiking during an unexpected gap in the forecasted rain. I usually don’t ride in this park, since the paths are more intended for pedestrians (often with strollers and dogs), and they’re quite bump...

A brief video of a driver committing the dangerous "right hook."

Contemplating a question posed earlier by a viewer: "I’d be interested to hear about the reaction you get from drivers. I’d guess that most drivers in your area don’t encounter that many cyclists." I'm still not sure I've given a satisfactory a...

My ride on Day 8 of #30DaysOfBiking was just a short spin around the block to check the effects of a few basic maintenance items.

Nothing exciting today. Sorry everyone.

A question for all my many viewers: What would you like to see here? What are you interested in?, What are you curious about?, What do you want to see more of?, What are you confused about?, Leave questions here or find me on mastodon: ...

Kicking off my #30DaysOfBiking project. My hope here was to highlight a little of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" of bicycle infrastructure in my Town in New York's Capital District, as well as provide a (moderately) more substantive introductio...

Brief check-in for Day 2 of #30DaysOfBiking

Traffic here routinely backs up several cycles of the traffic light, and people in the community complain about it. But on a bike... (I don't know why those last half dozen cars were in such a hurry to pass me ¯_(ツ)_/¯ )

A quick teaser for what I hope will be a series of videos linking my #30DaysOfBiking effort to my efforts toward, and hopes for, improving the biking experience in my town in upstate NY.