I didn’t have a bike commute today because I’m working from home! I recorded a new episode of The Spokesmen early this morning with David and Donna. Watch for it soon. This is Erin of Swobo on the new Del Norte. Ferentz LaFargue on the Democratic candidates: As Green Consciousness continues erupting in this country […]
Triathlete Kristy Gough competed in events around the world. Area cyclists and the California Highway Patrol report that a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy collided with a group of cyclists on Stevens Canyon Road south of Cupertino, California on Sunday morning. The deputy admitted fault, stating that he was driving north on Stevens Canyon, which […]
“Spoken Contract” posted the contents of his bike bag. Spoken gets around by bike in Boston, has a girlfriend named Emily and a roommate named Lauren. This isn’t Emily or Lauren, as far as I know, but it fits the theme of another category of posts I’ll link to, which is pets and bikes. Click […]
I didn’t mean to become car-free in Silicon Valley. Like luck or love, it happened, literally, by accident – a glorified fender-bender at that. Rather than repair the twisted nose of my aging Ford Focus last March, the insurance company gave me a check for $6,800. I had three choices: 1) Buy another car. 2) […]
Not all of my cycling is commuting. I commute by bike because it’s fun, but I also put some good miles in just for the fun of it. Today, my fun was riding up Mountain Charlie Road to the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains, elevation around 2,000 feet. It took me about an hour […]
I don’t know about your area, but where I ride the vast majority of cyclists ride cheap flea market bikes and speak Spanish. The areas around Home Depot are littered with their bikes chained to trees and fences. These cyclists hug the gutter, go the wrong way, often ride without lights or any other safety […]