Bike Blog

How to join in on the Bike To Work Day fun 15 years ago
So I've been doing the bike commute for about 2 years, with some stretches of driving because of my bike getting stolen. And I've seen the same people over and over again riding the train with me and then I've seen some people who got frustrated and returned their bikes to the dustpile. The thing is…

I can haz bike 15 years ago
So I now have a big 22"..... frame size bike... It's got a fully hard tail, no bouncy thing in the seats (which mostly I'd just use to boingy up and down on at stoplights) or suspension system but it still has a suspension fork up front. It's a little higher end. This one came with toe clips, which…

The shoes... and more customization 15 years ago
I came to a sad realization. If I want to get cycling shoes that actually fit, I'm going to spend an assload of money. I look at the online bike catalogs and figure that I'll end up paying about what I'd pay for a normal pair of sneakers for a set of riding shoes. My wife was training for a half…

Bikeable areas in Rancho San Antonio 15 years ago
So I have biked all of the bikeable areas of Rancho San Antonio now. Sadly, there aren't very many. I blame asshole mountain bikers for wrecking too many trails trying to look like the mountain bike advertisements. Many of the trails I know that I could bike without running people down or causing…

First fun ride in the new Fuji 15 years ago
So, first decently long ride on the new bike. I'm not sure exactly how long because the cyclecomputer got confuzzled after a bit about things (needed to be moved down the fork, I think) and thought I'd reached 75mph. Somewhere in the 15-20 mile range. I biked to REI, which involved me biking across…

Back in the saddle 15 years ago
Okay, the ride isn't so bad now. I have a nice cargo net for the bike so I can strap down a piece of tupperware with my lunch in it and not worry about it leaking over my backpack. I think I finally have my saddle in the right position. I was having some pain in my left knee that was going away as…

Bike thoughts... 15 years ago
Max speed: 31.3 mph (downhill) Distance: a mere 2.43 mi (mostly uphill) I am sitting underneath a bunch of trees that I've called the Chapel. So far I've seen a bluebird and a woodpecker. I took back the previous light set and got a front light with a 1w Luxeon Star and a super bright back light. I…

Kicking my ass 15 years ago
So, getting back into riding after several months of no riding is kicking my ass big time. The new tunnel under El Camino Real for the Stevens Creek Trail is kinda nice, but I still need to find a good way to safely navigate once I've popped up on the other side of El Camino. The problem is that the…

Somebody jacked my bike. :/ 16 years ago
Sometime between 9:30 last night and 9 this morning, somebody jacked my bike. From the apartment building's secured parking. sigh

drugs 16 years ago
So, it turns out that biking is a drug. If I go too long without biking, I get depressive and moody and want to hide under my desk at work. When I start biking again, I stop feeling like that.