Bike Ride Stories

Prologue Solvang Spring Double would be the season-opening double century in 2010, as it was the prior two years.  It's a good "t...

With Solvang Spring Double looming on March 27, March 13 was the day for a long training ride.  I had until 1:00 p.m. (seven hours) to ride ...

My riding group informally/jokingly awards Belgian Points for riding in bad weather.  Forecast for this morning was 80% chance of rain at 6:...

On February 20 it was Fruit Stand.  60+ miles counterclockwise.  Hills first (Tunnel, Redwood); then flats from Castro Valley to San Ramon v...

These are the dark days.  Minimal natural light during my riding time.  Fortunately, bicycle lighting technology has made tremendous strides...

Left at 5:30 this morning and 15 minutes into the ride decided to ride controlled hard tempo up every hill with heart rate in mid 160s to lo...

I rode for an hour this morning into a gale-force wind that was blowing from the same direction as summer Santa Ana wind, only this morning ...