I’m back in town, sorry the Livermore wine ride fell through but I’ll try to redo it in a few weeks [if you’re interested, let me know if Sat 4/28 or Sun 4/29 would work…] But, this Saturday, a modest 29-mile ride in Oakland (route courtesy Adam, with some uphills and then ridge riding on nice roads)…ending at Beer Revolution in Jack London Square for food and a drink. Friendly pace, no rider left behind, meet at Rockridge BART at 11.
“some athletes ditch processed foods for the real deal”
Cargo bikes with front-basket “kickstands” – in Hong Kong
If you don’t like long text posts, stop reading now. This is a scratchpad for thinking I’ve been doing about travel bikes, S&S couplers, bike cases, and related topics (inspired by a lot of recent travel without a bike), to jot it down somewhere outside of browser bookmarks and chats with friends. Bringing a bike with you on a trip shouldn’t be as expensive and logistically complicated as it is. I’ve been tempted by S&S couplers or the Ritchey Breakaway, two methods of having a frame that you can break apart and pack down into a box just small enough to check as luggage on an airplane, saving fees. ...
Interesting bike softcase for flights
Bike rickshaw with lights and thumping stereo system.
Out of town. Probably postponed to 4/7.
Yesterday a friend organized a ride from San Mateo to San Gregario (via Kings Mountain road, which I’d never biked), through La Honda (past Alice’s Restaurant), and back up Tunitas Creek (which I’d been on once before). And just for the heck of it, I decided to add on an early morning ride from San Francisco to San Mateo rather than take the Caltrain down. The forecast for 40% chance of afternoon rain fell our way– just 10 minutes of freezing rain and misery on our way into Woodside on Skyline, but otherwise clear, sunny, and cool– great biking weather. ...
Kings Mountain
Saturday March 31st, I’ll be organizing a bike tour of a few Livermore vineyards. About 25 miles round trip from BART. Example from two years ago.