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Part of the 9 line trail in Salt Lake City The non-profit organization People For Bikes recently released its annual ranking of the bike-friendliness of cities. What I find most interesting was a discussion of cities that improved the most last year, including Salt Lake City, Utah. The city did some major infrastructure improvements including … Continue reading Making Cities More Bike-Friendly →

Later in the day on Friday after my long hard ride, my back in the vicinity of my right SI joint got painful. It even bothered me sitting down and laying down so interfered with my sleep Saturday night. It has never happened before that this was precipitated by a bike ride, my back usually … Continue reading I Spoke Too Soon, My Back Is Acting Up Again →

After my recent mishap with my SI joint I took a few days off, and the joint has gotten much better so thankfully it must have been something minor. On Thursday I did my upper body workout, wearing my SI brace, followed by an easy ride, both of which were well tolerated. So yesterday I … Continue reading Back to Hard Riding Again →

Last night I was working on my recumbent and did something not too smart which aggravated my SI joint. I wanted to remove the front wheel to work on it, and I don't have a test stand, so the best way to do that is flip the bike on its back. But I was in … Continue reading Slight (I Hope) Setback… →

A lot of authors are emphasizing maximum aerobic oxygen consumption (VO2max) as being important for healthy aging, so I thought I'd look into testing it. It's expensive to have done professionally, but there are multiple self-tests available. I wanted a cycling one, and remembered there was one in the book Aerobics Program For Total Well-Being … Continue reading First Try At Cooper 12 Minute Test →

I've been riding a lot lately though I've been remiss about reporting on it. Last Saturday, June 8th, was my 50th wedding anniversary. Karen and I had celebrated earlier in the week with some friends and just the two of us Saturday night. We also plan to go on a short local celebratory trip and … Continue reading Recent Rides →

http://www.Amazon.com/books I recently read Tough Broad by Caroline Paul. She is an extremely active Woman herself in her late 50s, including adventure sports like hang gliding and flying gyrocopters. She interviews and participates in a variety of activities with older women, including someone who still participates in boogie boarding at the age of 96. Caroline's … Continue reading Inspiration From Active Older Women →

Clarence Bass had interesting advice about e-bikes I hadn't thought of in one of his June articles. This is based on the article "What you need to know about electric bicycles" in the June issue of Harvard Health Newsletter. Many people who are turning to e-bikes as we get older. Some, like myself, have been … Continue reading Interesting E-Bike Advice →

Friday I did a little over 2 1/2 hours on my recumbent out Coyote Creek trail to Blossom Hill road and back, at a brisk tempo pace. I noticed I was getting cranky because my heart rate wasn't quite up to what it was supposed to be. So I put my monitor in my pocket … Continue reading Friday and Saturday →