We did about a 2 1/2 hour ride out and back to the end of Redwood Retreat Road in the hills West of Gilroy. I did an extra half an hour by taking the long way to the start of the ride in southwest Morgan Hill. I took my Sirrus upright and practiced standing pedaling … Continue reading Redwood Retreat Road With My Local Group →

When I went hiking last Saturday, I ran into some friends I hadn't seen since pre-Covid. We compared notes on how we did during that time. Some had not done as well as others, including one person who had gotten rather sedentary and was noticeably slower than the last time we hiked together. As I've … Continue reading Making Your Training Program More Adversity-proof →

One of my local meetup groups was doing a hike in Coyote Open Valley Space so I rode my bike there to meet them. I took my Sirrus upright and did a lot of stand-up pedaling. We went on a four-mile hike and I took the long way home to help work off the Thanksgiving … Continue reading Bike-Hike To Coyote Open Valley Space →

I did a three-hour ride today, and for the majority of it, I wanted to stay at a heart rate of 120, which is a brisk aerobic pace for me. I discovered my gps watch has "alerts" you can set, one of which is a heart rate range, so I set that for 116-122, and … Continue reading Tempo Riding Using Heart-Rate Alerts →

My Tuesday group ride was mostly in the rural area to the Southeast of Morgan Hill and down towards Gilroy. We did some nice cruising on the flat part before heading into the east foothills. There are some upscale homes with large lots in that area, and one of the owners has a camel named … Continue reading Three-Hour Ride and a Visit To Aladdin →

Yesterday I rode my upright bike (no electric assist) with my local bike group. We went up into the hills west of town on a beautiful late fall day. I was "feeling my oats" so kept up with the faster folks in the front, and it felt great. Going over the hill on Sycamore Road, … Continue reading Fast Group Ride In the Hills →

From People for Bikes: "SRAM generously offered to match our $5,000 donation to Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works if we can get 200 riders to ride 100 miles by the end of the month. That’s 100 miles total, not all at once. Silver Stallion is a small nonprofit bicycle recyclery based in Gallup, NM, … Continue reading I Joined The Silver Stallion Century Challenge →

I guess I didn't have enough bionic body parts with artificial hips and heart valve, and screws attaching my rotator cuff. I just found out I need cataract surgery, so now the natural lenses in my corneas will be replaced by artificial ones. An optometrist had noticed what he thought was the beginning of a … Continue reading I’ll Soon Be Getting Bionic Eye Lenses →

My recumbent has pretty fat tires (45 mm/1.75" in the rear, 38 mm/1.5" in the front) and does surprisingly well on poor pavement or off-road. I certainly wouldn't use it for a mountain bike, but it is equivalent to an upright "gravel bike". I tried it out on some gravel and flat off-road as well … Continue reading Fun Ride on a Gravel ‘Bent →

I had previously put an electric-assist kit on my Trek hybrid, which I enjoyed for a couple of years. Then it kept working its way loose. This was a "mid-drive" kit, with the motor located where the cranks are. I could tell it was in danger of damaging my bike frame, so I took it … Continue reading Electrified ‘Bent →