Sometimes, fooling around with a serious hobby is all anyone needs. You don’t have to be able to afford great toys but it doesn’t get in the way, either. Try this: I spent the past weekend with a lovely...

One of the pleasant surprises on the road is the town that surprises you by renting decent bikes. I was stuck in Sante Fe for three days, giving a talk and found a neat little bike store that rented...

I insist that travel does not present that big a hindrance to exercise. Well, yes and no. If you’re up at six to catch a plane, you’re not going to exercise that morning. And if you arrive someplace, whipped,...

I went to my friend, Michael’s, bike store in Millerton N.Y. yesterday to look for a good bike for a pal who’s riding an old beater. I am meeting his train at noon today and dragging him straight to...

Some nifty woman emailed me yesterday to suggest a Contest among spin classes around the country. I think that’s a neat idea…the level of spin classes varies so widely and some good gyms have lousy ones. A contest might...

This comes under the broad heading of "Whining In Paradies" but I had to make a two-day/one-night, business trip to Bermuda over this weekend. Had to. And the trip raised, in a more pleasing context, the endless question of how...