One of my favorite items I?ve added to my Optibike is the side mirror. I do a lot of street riding amongst the cars and have several areas along my daily commute where there is no bike lane. I find myself using my mirror a lot. It sure helps to know what is behind you …
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Meet the Champ!
I have been visiting my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky for the past few weeks. I have been doing a lot of walking in preparation for biking which will start again on June 2 in Boulder, CO. On Memorial Day, I participated in the Louisville Mayor’s Hike, Bike, and Paddle event. There were over 7,000 bikers, …
Pedals and shoes to improve the ride
In one of our previous conference calls with Traci, our fitness coach, the topic of pedals and bike shoes came up. This last week I decided to put some Shimano clipless pedals on my Optibike (see picture below). I also purchased some nice Pearl Izumi shoes. I first looked at some Shimano shoes that I …
Exploring the area and learning something new
Another ?May is Bike Month? event that my wife and I went on this past Saturday was about a 1 hour family bicycle ride through the Rancho Cordova, California area. This ride was put together by several people from BARC (Bicycling Advocates for Rancho Cordova). On this ride we were able to find out a lot of useful …
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1000 Miles and still going!
I?ve been cranking out the miles this week. Exploring many different ways to commute to work and just having a blast exploring the area around work. In doing so I have discovered many other ways to commute into work and back home. I?m amazed, as I check out the various neighborhoods around, how many of …
Say No to Drugs!
After over 25 years of having to take various prescription drugs to help control blood pressure and later, blood glucose due to Type 2 Diabetes, I am happy to report that I am finally drug-free! My fasting blood glucose remains in the 70s and 80s without medication. My blood pressure averages about 110/68 without medication. …
A good month for biking!
This month our Sacramento Region is promoting ?May is Bike Month?. There are many events available geared around bicycle riding throughout the city. http://www.mayisbikemonth.com . mac ox 10.8download One of those events my wife and I attended this last Saturday was the Roseville Bike Rally. We each took our bikes there. They had local bike …
Another Flat and a Dam ride
What a day today! I got another flat on the way to work this morning. Its been less than 2 weeks since my last flat. Luckily this flat occurred just as I arrived at work so I was able to just walk it inside and fix it on my lunch hour. What I found this …
Call me crazy!
Well I knew it would happen eventually. Its not a matter of ?if you get a flat? it is just a matter of time for ?when you get a flat?. This last week I was riding into work when about a mile from work my tire went flat. I pulled over and stopped and checked …
Biking with the Birds
Sunday was a great day for a bike ride. I decided I would defer from my normal high traffic urban commute trips to work and back and just go exploring. I would just go somewhere I hadn?t been before. I checked Google and found a nice trail site for searching the area @ http://www.traillink.com. On there they …