Road Holland Clothing and Coffee

Road Holland is a cycling clothing company out of Florida.  Their motto is “Serious and Stylish Cycling Wear”.  I now own 3 of their Den Haag jerseys which I like to wear when I am sick of skin tight team clothing or just want something a bit different for the ride.  The wool/poly blend is…

Saucony Type A5 Review

I purchased the Saucony Type A5 back in May 2012 for road races.  I wanted something specifically for 5-10K racing.  I kept my Mizuno Waverider 15 for training. At 5.6oz these shoes are crazy light.  I cannot think of a  better way to describe them.

Cannondale CAAD10-5 Update

With Hurricane Sandy putting the smack down on the northeast right now, I thought it would be a good time for a long term review of Mia’s road bike.  Her 48cm 2011 Cannondale CAAD10-5. Hands down, the # 1 search term that draws people to On & Off Rhodes is CAAD10.  Every time I look…

New Trails (To Me)

Generally this time of year I like to get out and explore areas that have caught my eye in the past, but for whatever reason(s) I just have not gone and checked them out.  Riding Rob Brook and the Nan last week is a perfect example.  This weekend though, I decided to keep it a…

Don’t Call it a Comeback

So, it’s been about 2 years since I raced cyclocross.  Longer still since I raced a road bike, but that is a story for another day….. Most of the past 2 years have been dabbling in duathlons, running (5K, 10K, half marathons) and just riding for fun.  Paul and I have done some mountain bike…

New Race Shoes

It’s been almost 20 years since I had a pair of dedicated race shoes for running.  My last pair was in high school for spring track season. I’ve  been contemplating a race only pair of shoes for awhile now, I just couldn’t decide which pair to get.  After almost a year on my Saucony Peregrine…