Each year my bike club, Almaden Cycle Touring Club, puts on the Tierra Bella Bicycle Tour, yesterday being the 45th annual version. The weather around here has been superb lately, springlike and sunny. Until yesterday, when Mother Nature decided to have cold rain all day. I was volunteering at the Gilroy Hot Springs rest stop, … Continue reading Witnessing Heroics At the Tierra Bella →

I've gotten the headrest position dialed in on my recumbent, so I can ride it with it's fast 700c wheels and the carbon seat in a pretty reclined position comfortably. For the first time this has made a notable performance difference. On Wednesday I road the Digital loop near home. My previous record was 94 … Continue reading Speed Upgrade →

Lately I've been having a bit more problems with arthritis in my fingers. They've had osteoarthritis for more than 10 years, but it is now progressing in the ring finger of my right hand. This can cause problems typing when I try to type with that finger and it doesn't bend properly. My right hand … Continue reading Time To Dial Up Healthy Lifestyle a Bit →

We got a good bit of rain last Thursday, and it was still doing scattered showers on Friday morning when I rode. It had been cold while raining overnight, so there was snow on the mountains which was unusual for us. It cleared up later that day and we've had sunny weather since, for enjoyable … Continue reading Nice Weather Has Returned →

On Monday I did my upper body workout then a shorter ride on my e-bike. Tuesday was supposed to be my group ride but it got cancelled because the leader couldn't make it. So I did a long cruise in the hills West and Northwest of Morgan Hill instead. Yesterday was a hard day so … Continue reading Monday through Wednesday’s Rides →

With all my recent emphasis on high mileage, I thought I might be scaring some people away. But I do a lot more exercise than is necessary because it is my hobby and I enjoy it. For people that may be a little less nuts about exercise than me, how much is enough for healthy … Continue reading How Much Exercise is Enough? →

I completed my monthly mileage challenge on Strava yesterday. The target was 600 km, and I finished with 1359 km (843 miles). Correcting for the riding that was done on my e-bike (see "" Note on e-bikes and recording mileage" here), which is about 20% of the total, this is equivalent to about 1305 km … Continue reading Monthly Mileage Challenge Complete →

This year "Bike Sebring" was again held at the Sebring Raceway in Florida. This has 6, 12, and 24 hour events around the speedway track, which is flat. Recumbents are expected to do well on this type of course, and they did not disappoint, winning several of the events outright. I am on the mailing … Continue reading Recumbents Perform Well At Sebring Race →

On Tuesday I rode with my group in the hills East of Gilroy. We started at the parking lot of Harvey Bear park at the Mendoza ranch entrance off Roop road. I carpooled to the start with ride leader Kris. My ride to her house is posted here. The group rode out Gilroy Hot Springs … Continue reading Group Ride Tuesday, Dentist Wednesday →

On Saturday I went on an easy recovery ride because of my tough workout Friday. I cut it short because it started raining heavily, and finished up with some work on my trainer. Sunday I went for a longer ride of a bit over 35 miles. The pace felt "brisk but comfortable", and my average … Continue reading Three Day’s of Workouts →