On Monday I did my upper body workout. Everything went fine except during the horizontal pull with resistance bands, the strap attaching the bands to the handle snapped while under a lot of tension. This sent a twinge through my lower back. It felt fine at the time so I finished the workout, and went … Continue reading Setback For My Back →

Tuesday I rode with my group to the Southeast of Morgan Hill. I had really bad luck with flats. I fixed a rear flat but could not find the reason. Then the replacement tube went flat after a couple of miles. This is on a Schwalbe marathon plus tire, which has almost 12 mm of … Continue reading Riding and Shooting →

It has been pretty hot this last week, a lot of days in the high 90s and even one over 100. Fortunately it's been better earlier in the morning so hasn't been too bad if I get out soon enough. On Tuesday we moved our group ride, which normally starts at 10:00 AM., to 9:30. … Continue reading Beating The Heat By Riding Early →

I mentioned recently that I had put an electric-assist kit on my recumbent from Swytchbike. I'll go into a little more detail how it works here. The front wheel gets replaced by a wheel with a hub motor. The control unit, into which the battery clips, mounts on the handlebars. After installing these two, the … Continue reading Having Fun on An Electric-Assist Recumbent →

I finished installing an electric assist kit on my recumbent, from a British company here. I'll be describing it in more detail in a post soon. For now suffice it to say I'm delighted in it. I took it for my first long test ride last Friday, and it performed superbly. I took the same … Continue reading Another Week Of Rides and Workouts →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the title of an inspiring book by Matt Landry. Matt, who lives in New Hampshire near the White Mountains, was an experienced hiker. But he was not as dedicated about it as he would have liked. So as his 50th birthday was approaching, he decided to set the challenge for himself of … Continue reading Forward, Upward, Onward →

Lots of riding this last week plus I did my first hiking in a while. Last Thursday I did my morning strength workout followed by a short local ramble. Friday was a bike and hike in Harvey Bear County Park. I rode down to San Martin to the park then went up the Harvey Bear … Continue reading Riding and Hiking →

I rode every day since the Tuesday before yesterday since the weather has been quite nice (a little hot later in the day some days but nice in the mornings). Last Wednesday and Thursday were both relatively easy local rides. Friday I did my upper body strength workout then a hard ride southeast past San … Continue reading Group Ride on Tuesday and More →

I've known this for some time but it was good to see it confirmed in a recent study [1]. Thanks to Clarence Bass for reporting this study on his website and discussing it here. The main conclusion of the study was "This study indicates that bicycling may be favorable to knee health and should be … Continue reading Cycling is Good For Your Knees →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is a book by Osteopath David Vaux about strength training for middle-aged and older adults. In order to be healthy into old age, the author urges us to take up strength training no later than middle age because it is “use it or lose it”, and it's harder to get it back once … Continue reading Stronger: How to build strength: the secret to a longer, healthier life →