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 →

Today, after a warm-up, I started out with "double-poling" with six-pound weights, then nordic walking with poles. For both of these, I threw in intervals of higher intensity. Then it was back to the garage for work with bands and weights. First intervals at several stations including kayak simulator, "ski erg" simulator and its reverse … Continue reading Upper Body “Hard Day” →

I went for about a 42 mile ride yesterday, starting early because it was supposed to get hot later in the day. It was a nice outing, a little bit on the rural roads of the east side of San Martin and Morgan Hill, then an out and back on the Coyote Creek trail. It … Continue reading Ride and Lunch Before the Heat →

www,Amazon.com/books Dynamic Aging is the title of a book by Katy Bowman, a movement expert. It is filled with good exercises to keep us limber and moving well as we age, including working on balance and joint mobility, and practicing walking on uneven surfaces. These are easy to do at home with little or no … Continue reading Dynamic Aging Book →

When I first took my recumbent for a ride after removing the electric assist kit with the unbearably noisy motor, I noticed how slow I felt. Part of it is that I really am that slow without a motor helping me. But part is that I had gotten lazy because of the motor and wasn't … Continue reading Long Ride on ‘Bent, No Assist →

Yesterday I put my e-bike in medium assist mode ("sport") and was able to ride 45 miles on 60% of the battery, which would work out to 80 miles on a full battery. On lighter assist ("eco") it could probably go about a third further, over 100 miles. Active Transportation Here We Come This is … Continue reading E-bike range Test →