Curvy, swooping roads: we all love ‘em. Whether you pilot a bicycle, motorcycle, or car, there’s nothing like the feeling of leaning into a tight corner.

A developer named Adam Franco likes them so much, he created an online map that highlights the world’s most curvy roads. Here’s what Pittsburgh looks like:

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Over the past few months, I’ve been re-reading my back catalog of cycling magazines, pulling out points that I thought were worth remembering and/or sharing. I’m publishing my findings in five installments. I’ll start you off easy with this first installment, which contains a handful of interesting historical factoids.

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There’s a few reasons why spring can be difficult for bikers.

I suppose the easiest to understand is the gravel. Living in New England, the road crews sand the public ways often. So in April we reap the harvest of gravel that has accumulated over the preceding five months. Gravel is dangerous because it’s easy to lose traction and skid or fall, ( Read more... )

Well, things didn’t get much better after my last rant. The rain continued until yesterday, which was only the third day of sun all month. It has been, in fact, one of the four coldest Mays in recorded history.

Last week the Garage de Velo, a messenger-oriented bike shop near South Station, went out of business, and I swung by to see what I could ( Read more... )

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For the past two months, each week I've done only one 50-mile ride per week, and each week I've felt like I lost my legs around 35 miles in. I think I need to change my training, or else I may never get back to century form! This week's ride was all new, going out Route 117 to Weston, out 30 to Lake Cochituate in Natick, across Charles River Street ( Read more... )

Did a 50-mile loop from Boston to Waltham, the DeCordova Museum and Walden Pond in Lincoln, Concord, Kimball's ice cream stand in Carlisle, Bedford, and back via the Minuteman trail. My average speed of nearly 17 MPH was my highest since last August, but it feels like I've only got about 40 miles in my legs before they give up, tho.