August 10, 20156 Comments on Los Gatos businesses complain about too much traffic
August 7, 2015Leave a Comment
Do you know those “part-time” bike lanes on Homestead Avenue in Sunnvayle, CA. Street parking is prohibited during the day from 7 AM to 6 PM, but overnight parking is allowed in the bike lanes? The city proposes removing this overnight parking to make these bike lanes a 24 hour facility.
August 3, 20156 Comments on Uglify your bike: Does it work?
To make your bike less likely a target for bike thieves, you’re told to sloppily rattle can and sticker your frame. I knew a guy who completely wrapped his frame in duct tape, which very effectively uglified it.
I’ve long been skeptical of the usual advice to “uglify” your bike to make it less appealing to thieves. When I look at stolen bikes recovered by police they’re almost always ugly. Take a peek at the bikes in the Santa Cruz PD property room.
July 29, 20155 Comments on Bicycle bedfellows in East Bay development dispute
July 27, 2015Leave a Comment
The San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced the first Summer Spare the Air Alert of 2015 for Tuesday, July 28 2015. Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy tomorrow.
July 10, 20152 Comments on Vitamin I increases heart attack & stroke risk
“Vitamin I” has entered the lexicon of many athletes — including casual, recreational and pros — who pop a few hundred milligrams of ibuprofen as a pain prophylactic before working out or competing to reduce the pain of intense exercise.
Growing evidence shows this practice of dosing yourself before and after every workout may not only be ineffective, but it’s probably a bad idea.
