Decided to try a shorter stem I had laying around.  It's a 90mm Thomson stem, made in Macon, Georgia.  I needed to try it out so I rode ...

Our weather has stayed nice the last few days.  Sunday I took a flat ride down to Arba and Tesis to continue familiarizing with the new bike...

Beautiful Spring day in February, with temps around 60℉. Time for some testing I've been putting off. Prima prova: I took the Viner ...

Bought this used bike- luckily the guy it was built for is about my size.  I did have to swap the 120mm stem with an old 110mm (and flipped)...

The Bartolini truck dropped off a box this morning.  I'm a bit under the weather right now (think I've got the flu- I've had a f...

I was so happy to see Jerry of Sweden's ride report from our area last summer.  Very entertaining.   http://www.cycloclimbing.com/tour20...

Today the haze blew away and the skies are absolutely clear.  I headed west via Anzano to Vittorio Veneto, then up the switchbacks to Passo ...

After a few days of fog, cloudy cold and rain the sun finally re-emerged this morning.  I warmed up through Maniago and turned toward Fanna...

A few cyclists were out on this cold weekday. One young lady on a bike seemed so happy to see another biker she yelled "Ehilà!" at...

Warmed up through Pinzano, climbed the switchbacks to Forgaria (256m) and turned left toward Monte Prat. A steady climb to San Rocco (388m)...

Frigid and crystal clear morning.  Rode up through Montereale Valcellina and the tunnels to Lago di Barcis.  The lake was surprisingly full...

Lago Cà Selva is a mountain lake north of Meduno.  Turn off the main road at Lago Redona (aka Lago Tramonti) and cross the dam.  Follow the...

A cold bright morning, with lots of cyclists out and about. I warmed up through Arba and Travesio, then headed up Val Cosa. The actual cli...

On the eve of Epifania, every village hereabout has a big bonfire or falò.  Villagers gather round the inferno and have pan e vin or bread a...

Finally got around to climbing this little route again. After crossing the Cellina I turned off for Maniago Libero, then cruised a few hund...

Another perfect day- crystal clear, dead calm, and cold but not freezin'. I headed to Polcenigo and turned off for Coltura, then stood ...