Monthly Archives: May 2009

Report those close calls at Road Guardian

A few groups have online incident report pages where you can enter information about a troublespot such as a close encounter with a motorist, and the group will log the involved parties (for possible future litigation or as evidence in a future criminal investigation) or even contact the motorist or forward the information to the read more »

Found in the trash

My wife spotted this 2008 Jamis Aurora CrMo touring bike in the trash last week. My son pulled it out of the dumpster and brought it home for me. This was a $900 (MSRP) bike last year. They’re available for about $800 right now on closeout. The only things wrong with it are the obviously read more »

Veronica Moss of A.U.T.O.

Clarence Eckerson Jr of Streetfilms snagged this exclusive interview with Auto Users Trade Organization lobbyist Veronica Moss. Enjoy. This video is a parody, but it reminds me a lot of an interview I saw of gas price analyst Trilby Lundberg.

American River Parkway

My family and I spent the weekend cycling along and around the American River Parkway aka Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail in Sacramento County, California. The American River Parkway is a marvelous paved multipurpose trail that follows the lower American River from Folsom Lake 32 miles down to its confluence with the Sacramento River. Mile markers read more »

Free sunglasses

Win $25 gift card from Sunglass Warehouse. Do you believe eye protection is important while cycling? For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Sunglass Warehouse, post a comment below with one reason why (or why not) eye protection should be worn while cycling. Two winners will be selected at random from everybody read more »

Out riding…

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. My family and I are riding Amtrak to Sacramento and spending the weekend biking along the American River Trail. I’m traveling light so no computer and no email. For those who have my cell phone number: well, I lost my phone this week. Sorry! Like Randy read more »