Another ride leader in my club, Melanie, led a 54-mile ride starting 38 miles south of me in the little town of Paicines. The route was 27 miles out Panoche road to the Panoche Inn for lunch then back to the start. My friend Kris, also in Morgan Hill, was going on the ride so … Continue reading Long Ride on New Bike →

The motor in my electric-assist kit on my recumbent has developed an annoying knocking sound. This is not something I could fix, nor could my dealer, it would have to go back to the factory (in China) to get refurbished. It took me a while to isolate it, but I finally got it to go … Continue reading Equipment Issues, and Lemons From Lemonade →

After missing three weeks, I was able to get back to riding with my local Morgan Hill group yesterday. It was great, I had missed the camaraderie and the incentive to go harder. We went out to the beautiful Redwood retreat road and back. It was tougher than I expected. I had ridden this ride … Continue reading Back to Group Riding →

I just started riding my upright bike about a week ago. It has been almost 3 weeks since what I call my "TMI procedure", after which I was supposed to avoid sitting on a saddle for a while. At first, I stuck to riding my recumbent, then about a week ago I tried upright but … Continue reading Back to Long Riding on Upright →

I saw a specialist on Thursday about the lower leg I injured. He confirmed the x-ray showed no sign of fracture, and thought it was unlikely I have a stress fracture because the symptoms were getting better so fast and there was no pain when he poked and prodded. The radiologist had mentioned there was … Continue reading On The Road To Recovery →

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25433861-200-fascia-the-long-overlooked-tissue-that-shapes-your-health/ There is an interesting article about fascia in this month's issue of New Scientist (unfortunately there is a paywall, but you can get a free subscription for three months, which I highly recommend because there are lots of good articles in the magazine). These are connective tissues throughout our bodies, for example, all of … Continue reading The Importance of Fascia in Our Bodies →

My lower leg is recovering much faster than expected since my injury the other day. I got the x-ray results back and they were negative. This doesn't prove I don't have a stress fracture because they don't always show up on x-rays. But my recovery has been very fast so far which makes me suspect … Continue reading Fast Recovery! →

On Wednesday I was out for my first longer ride standing up to pedal since my Urolift procedure. It's been about a week and a half with no more side effects, so I'm feeling great about that. I'm still not cleared to do strenuous exercise till the 2-week mark which will be next Wednesday. Anderson … Continue reading Another Setback, Soon I’ll Be Rehabbing Again… →

This is a very good summary.

Our hills have gone from green over to brown, although we call it "golden" in California. They'll stay this way for several months now until late autumn when the rains return. I remember a few decades ago someone visiting from Minnesota said "how come you call them 'golden'? Our hills look just like these in … Continue reading The Hills Have Turned “Golden” →