Ride report 1, this morning’s ride: Portola Loop, backwards from usual (Santa Cruz > Alpine > Portola > Sand Hill). DST: 17.5mi AVS: 13.9mph MXS: 39mph according to the computer, but I think really about 32-33mph Time: 1:15 riding time (about 1:25 total) I had a really wonderful ride this morning. I decided to go […]
Category Archives: Recreational Cycling
Rearrangement
I reorganized some blog categories this morning. I’ve been a bit lazy about adding all the categories I want, because it requires more effort than just tagging a post (but also forces you to actually reuse the same categories again and again, so you don’t end up with tagging issues like having “geekyness” and “geekiness” […]
Ride report (brief): Usual Sand Hill-Whiskey Hill-Woodside-Atherton route
Not too much to report on the route today because it’s my standard quick loop. Stats: DST: 14.1 miles AVS: 13.1 MXS: 28 Ride Time: 1:03 Got passed by an asshole motorcyclist on Menlo and a jerk honking motorist on Santa Cruz (near the Sand Hill intersection, same place I almost got sideswiped by a […]
Disappointment, commitment, and RoadID
Disappointment is a funny thing. I wasn’t sure when I got up this morning whether I was going to ride my bike or walk to the train. I hate to admit it but I don’t always like doing a riding commute. Walking to the train is just so simple, and fairly calm and stress-free. If […]
Ride report: Sequoia 50K 2008
Nice ride today! It was the same route as last year — I talked to an acquaintance of mine who helps organize the ride, and he said they change every two years. But I think my mind had smoothed out some of the hills early on in the route, because I didn’t remember how challenging […]
Soreness
Well, the whole mileage plan was great in theory, but definitely not happening. There is both more and less soreness than I expected based on yesterday. I’m not staggering around on insanely sore thighs, but my whole body seems to be a bit sore from shoulders to feet, and my hands and saddle area are […]
Ride report: Long-ass hilly ride (San Carlos-Menlo Park loop)
Ride route: Cedar St/Eaton Rd/Alameda, Edgewood, Cañada south to Woodside, Mountain Home Road to Portola, Portola to Alpine, Alpine becomes Santa Cruz into downtown Menlo Park. Pause in Menlo Park for lunch at Le Boulanger. (I think we stopped about 40 minutes.) After lunch I could have gone back home (total distance just over 20mi), […]
More bikey
Yes, it’s possible to get sunburned in the small strip of skin between your bike glove and your watch. (Best option: sunscreen, then watch.) I rode all the way in to work today and it took me 46 minutes total (including stopping time). I am getting faster. (I think I had a partial tailwind too, […]
What makes us believe we can do it
I took a road bike class at REI today. The class was interesting because it was a mix of levels, from people (like me) who commute and do a good amount of recreational cycling, to people with experience mountain biking or light recreational cycling, to people who hadn’t been on a bike in years. The […]
WtW is official!
I’ve registered for WtW now, so there’s no backing out. I’m even on a team, with a friend from the SVBC Peninsula Committee. Anyone else want to join? We’re Team Slowpoke. I decided to actually go ahead and put up a personal page. It’s a little corny, but it’s fairly true as these things go. […]