I just read Alistair Wilson's autobiographical account of his life as a paddler. He has done sea kayaking, competitive flat water kayaking, and some exciting expeditions, including running the Colorado River and its rapids through the Grand Canyon in an open two-person canoe. http://www.amazon.com/books He was also the founder of Lendal paddles, which he ran … Continue reading An Inspiring Paddling Book →

It was forecast to reach 103 F yesterday (at 2 pm), and to be already 97 F at noon, right around the time our ride would end. So only myself and four other intrepid (or foolish?) souls showed up for our weekly ride. It turned out to be not too bad, we got a couple … Continue reading Beating the Heat on a Group Ride →

I felt a lot better on Sunday so went for about a 3 hour harder ride. I did a lot of standing on my Sirrus upright (unassisted). It's interesting contrasting this with my similar Vado which has electric assist. The Sirrus is fun to ride in a different way because it is lighter so feels … Continue reading Back to Harder Riding →

I went pretty hard on Friday so took it easy Saturday, just cruising around on my 'bent. The Weather was nice with interesting clouds over both the hills to the East and West. I felt great after. This often happens with a good recovery ride, I feel tired or sore at the start but I … Continue reading Easy Recovery Ride on Recumbent →

I've been intrigued by the success of the Peloton company, which sells indoor exercise bikes (and now treadmills) with sophisticated displays that allow users to take virtual classes over the internet (either live or on-demand). The bikes are not cheap, and the subscription price is $40 per month which seems high compared to other subscriptions … Continue reading Sweating Together- Indoor Workouts With Virtual Classes →

Today was a relatively short easy day, I stayed local in town and did mostly standing pedaling on my Sirrus upright (which has no e-assist). I had a pleasant ride of about 90 minutes. which included crossing over US 101 on Main street and using the bike path next to the Santa Clara Valley Water … Continue reading Easy Day Standing Cruise →

http://www.Amazon.com/books "Going the Distance" is the story of George Thomas. In 1984, he was struck and severely injured by a drunk driver. He spent several months rehabbing from that incident, got in great shape, and was working as a ski instructor in Oregon. But in 1989 he started having seizures, which were eventually diagnosed as … Continue reading Rehabbing From Trauma and Epilepsy to Become an Ultradistance Cyclist →

Yesterday was my regular Tuesday group ride. I wanted to get a bit more mileage in so I started earlier, and headed over to do some off-road riding at the Coyote Creek Trail. The only problem with starting early on a weekday is that my normal route to the east side goes right by Live … Continue reading Fun Tuesday Group Ride →

Sunday I did a ride that started out urban in Morgan Hill, then through rural roads to the West and northward up to San Jose, then urban again in San Jose and back home, for a total of 48 miles. The high for the day was 84 degrees, and I was done earlier than that, … Continue reading Urban-Rural-Urban Ride →

I got going about 8:00 this morning so I could beat the heat. It was still about 90 F when I finished up my three-hour ride, which is not too bad on a bike because you are generating a breeze. Like yesterday I ended up heading back towards the north against the wind, but that … Continue reading Beating the Heat on my Ride →