BKOOL with the KICKR (on a snowy day)

by | Mar 6, 2015 | Uncategorized

I tried the BKOOL ride simulator today and wrote a lot about it here. It was a blast riding with a half dozen other riders on a course in Dubai! We had ourselves a race! The ANT+ or Bluetooth pairing worked seamlessly, without my babysitting and without a lot of...

Lame KICKR

by | Mar 5, 2015 | Cycling, Personal

The KICKR locked up on Monday, Feb. 16, after seven workouts (approximately five hours) from the time I purchased it on Feb. 3. Tech support at Wahoo told me the next morning (Tuesday) that it was a faulty speed sensor in the Top Cap, and that they would ship me a...

Bo Accepts appointment to Whatcoat UMC

by | Mar 5, 2015 | Church

From Facebook (Feb. 9, 2014): After worship today at Asbury, I announced my acceptance of Bishop Johnson’s appointment to serve as pastor of Whatcoat UMC in Camden Delaware, effective July 1. Bittersweet day. How grateful I am to God for the gift of serving alongside...

Winter Cycling on the Wahoo KICKR

by | Mar 5, 2015 | Cycling, Personal

I started training on the Wahoo Kickr  yesterday, February 3, 2015, and immediately discovered that I’ve been training to inaccurate power predictions using the TrainerRoad calculations for the Performance Travel Trac Comp Mag+ trainer (TR’s estimates for the Comp...

Back in Business

by | Mar 5, 2015 | Family

We’re the Gordy-Stiths, a family of five (three of whom are leaving the nest to make their way in the world). Vicki and Bo have been married for nearly thirty years after falling in love while attending theNaval Academy, class of ’86. After serving as naval officers...