Slow Cycling Noteshttps://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/Unhurried rides out of town, small repairs and roads through the seasons.enSat, 17 Oct 2026 20:19:00 +0000Leaf mushhttps://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/wet-leaves-on-the-river-road/https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/wet-leaves-on-the-river-road/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:19:00 +0000A gray Saturday loop along the river road, a carpet of wet maple leaves, and why I let five pounds out of my tires before I'd even reached the bridge.That chain sounds thirstyhttps://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/chain-sounds-thirsty/https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/chain-sounds-thirsty/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:03:00 +0000A man walking his dog heard me coming before he saw me. Notes on a wet October loop, a squeaky drivetrain, and twenty minutes on the back step with a rag.You'll want a light coming backhttps://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/light-coming-back-october/https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/light-coming-back-october/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:27:00 +0000A slow Saturday out to the orchard, a remark at the apple stand I laughed off, and the last four miles home in a dusk that came earlier than my plans did.Did I really need the third layer?https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/third-layer-october-ride/https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/third-layer-october-ride/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:11:00 +0000A chilly October morning ride to an orchard and back, and an honest count of everything I packed versus what I actually used.Forty-one degrees at the bottom of the hillhttps://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/forty-one-degrees-bottom-of-hill/https://www.slowcyclingnotes.com/rides/forty-one-degrees-bottom-of-hill/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0000The first properly cold morning of the season, a 26-mile loop out to the apple stand, and the lesson I relearn every October about gloves.