Author Archives: Jed Kornbluh

About Jed Kornbluh

I like candlelit dinners, long walks on the beach, and naked cage fighting.

Time Capsule

Posted on August 18, 2011

While on vacation at the shore this week (or is that Donnashore?) I starting thumbing through a well-preserved copy of the League of American Wheelmen’s Cyclist’s Almanac from 1984. This is the usual type of reading material found atop the … Continue reading →

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Loss

Posted on August 18, 2011

I’m crushed. While on vacation with my family this week, I received news that a beloved member of the Kornbluh tribe passed away. You might remember my tale about motorpacing and mention of Aaron Hyman. Well, he’s gone and we’re … Continue reading →

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Am I just lazy?

Posted on June 29, 2011

So it’s been quite a while since I have posted an update. Two reasons: (1) I’ve become feverishly busy at work (2) I haven’t been enjoying the act of riding. I say “act of riding”, because I don’t consider what … Continue reading →

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Birth of the FCT

Posted on December 29, 2010

My parents tell me that they were prompted to go out on their own because of poor planning. The organizers running the 1979 Eastern Tandem Rally in Cape Cod, MA must have disliked children, as no provisions were made to … Continue reading →

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Choices

Posted on November 15, 2010

As a conscious human, one spends most of their existence making compromises. Many parents are faced with having to choose success in their career over time with their children, while students staring down college applications have to decide between schools, … Continue reading →

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Dirty Life Lesson

Posted on November 8, 2010

It wasn’t clear to me at the time, but it seemed I had taken a wrong turn somewhere on the course and ended up at the top of a rise overlooking I-95. I had no idea how to get back … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears

Posted on November 8, 2010

If you are following this blog with any level of interest, then it’s become obvious that my theme has shifted away from my ankle recovery to my life as a cyclist. Frankly, I was getting bored writing about the monotony … Continue reading →

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Muddy Love

Posted on November 5, 2010

Cyclocross breeds a different kind of rider, one who knows the fine detail of suffering in the heat of competition while able to turn off their ferocious instincts the moment the race is over and join their comrades in celebration … Continue reading →

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Motorpacing

Posted on November 4, 2010

Any cyclist worth his salt has been motorpacing. There are several ways a rider can motorpace, be it behind a delivery truck or city bus in order to catch the next light, at the back of a Derny while racing … Continue reading →

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The day I dropped my father

Posted on November 3, 2010

While riding the train home from my appointment with the orthopedist today, I remembered the very last time I felt restrained by my father’s strength on the bike. The day I stopped following his wheel and got around him without … Continue reading →

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