I begin new employment next Monday, and my my new employer offers a choice of health plans through three different providers: Health Net, United Healthcare, and Kaiser Permanente. Each of these health insurance companies have slightly different features: HMO vs PPO, physician and facility locations, my out of pocket expense (premiums, copays and deductibles) and […]
If this isn’t on that list of pithy quotes about bicycles by famous people, it should be. “Nothing motivates me to ride like a new set of wheels.” That, and a cool new jersey. I’ll see you after lunch.
Actress Kate Hudson struggles to stay covered as her dress billows while she rides an Electra Super Deluxe bicycle. She needs to take a tip from my pal Reese and use a garter with a clip to keep her skirt in place. The big pole sticking out front holds a camera that’s pointed right at […]
Stage 3 Route: San Francisco to Santa Cruz Santa Cruz race to end at Beach Boardwalk. The pro cyclists racing in the 2010 Tour of California will enjoy some of the best road cycling in the Bay Area when they ride the signature climbs of San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties on May 12. The […]
Ft Worth bicycle advocates are excited about the city council’s unanimous approval of a bike plan that will radically expand the bike infrastructure. This north central Texas city of 700,000 sprawled over 300 square miles in Tarrant, Wise, Parker and Denton Counties plans to expand the bike network 10 fold and otherwise work to encourage […]
Remember a couple of weeks ago when the impatient motorist honked at the lane taking cyclist, and the cyclist turns out to be a police officer? Something like that happened as well in in the UK. A road rage teenage driver repeatedly targeted a cyclist and left him fearing for his life. Nine times [18 […]