CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 1
The spirit is willing … but the flesh is weak Saturday March 10, 2018 I’ve planned such lovely rides. I’ve pondered oh so many clever titles for the journal. I even have a theme. But perhaps things won’t go as planned. To start with I am just recovering from a bad case of bronchitis. But … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Going Around in a Circle 1"
Read MoreCLC 2018 – Ride 1: The Rod Run
It has been a very big week. On Monday, I had my appointment with the gastroenterologist. He is a little stumped, too. On Thursday, I started the “Leave No Orifice Unviolated” tour. Gastroscopy, colonoscopy, a nose cannula and half-hourly temp checks in my ear in the recovery room. That leaves only one orifice left unviolated … Continue reading "CLC 2018 – Ride 1: The Rod Run"
Read MoreCLC2018, Ride 1: Farmers’ Market
For my first CLC ride this year, I set out on a cool, overcast morning and followed my usual route across town. Instead of continuing on the Greenway, I pedaled through downtown, then headed up Old Redwood Highway toward the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. I knew I would find in the parking lot … Continue reading "CLC2018, Ride 1: Farmers’ Market"
Read MoreCLC2018 Ride 1: Hundred with The Herd
A cracking Saturday morning down here in Tassie so I planned to make up for last week’s disaster of a ride. With the sun still sleeping below the horizon as I unloaded the bike out of the car, I could tell today was going to be another perfect day for cycling. The Herd weren’t meeting … Continue reading "CLC2018 Ride 1: Hundred with The Herd"
Read MoreCLC18-A: St Honore Boulangerie
I don’t have a clear theme in mind for this year’s challenge, so you can expect a fairly diverse, shapeless set of rides from Portland. I might get out of town for one or more of them, but for the most part they’ll be inner city explorations because Rachael and I are staying close to … Continue reading "CLC18-A: St Honore Boulangerie"
Read More2018 Cycle Life Challenge – 1st Ride – Virtual Ride along Lake Biwa, Kyoto
This is my first ride for the 2018 Cycle Life Challenge. I live in Hong Kong and my usual bike rides are in the countryside which is quite far away for home. To save time on travelling, I have kickstarted the challenge with a virtual ride on my indoor trainer. This is my bike … Continue reading "2018 Cycle Life Challenge – 1st Ride – Virtual Ride along Lake Biwa, Kyoto"
Read MoreSpring Lake in the almost spring
I had a little time this morning for a short ride before attending to other commitments, so I took a quick spin around Spring Lake. I probably spent more time snapping photos than pedaling. Then I ran into Bud (see “Marin with Bud“), who returned from Thailand two days ago, so I certainly spent most … Continue reading "Spring Lake in the almost spring"
Read MoreTotal Elevation
What happens when you start your ride at 8.20pm, and then ride over 4 ranges and through 3 river catchments over the next two days? Do the frog and turtle get in a floatie session? Check out our over-ambitious weekend ride Post Views: 60
Read MoreBicycle Baskets for All Seasons
I kind of like the pragmatic touch of neglect, or maybe it’s just nonchalance, that so many of these baskets show. They are loved like a favorite pair of sneakers or celebrated with flowers. Post Views: 103
Read MoreThe Lone Bike Series – 3
2018 Cycle Life Challenge is upon us!
Friendly reminder that the Cycle Life Challenge starts Friday, March 9. Hope you’re ready! Also, please note that I’ve made a couple of changes to the original article about the CLC. I’ve added socia media as a viable posting location. And I’ve added a section about where to share. -Kathleen Post Views: 143
Read MoreHitting the 1,000 kilometers for 2018
The bikes and I made it – 1,000 kilometers so far in 2018. The 9th week of the year was a push to get there but it was done. Read all. about it HERE Post Views: 79
Read MoreWhat’s not to like?
We’re still probing the burning issue of the moment: To like, or not to like? That is the question. Actually, that’s not accurate. The question really is whether we should be required to have a Facebook account in order to vote, and whether it’s worth paying for an unrestricted alternative. As it happens, there is … Continue reading "What’s not to like?"
Read MoreInto the trough – Rolling over 1000 kms
Can we hit 1000 kms on the bike this weekend? Can we beat developing storms to our overnight camp? Will the dreaded mozzie virus cause us troubles? Will the turtle and frog abandon me if we don’t start doing overnights? Find out at this link: Plan B – Feb Ride 3 – Into the trough … Continue reading "Into the trough – Rolling over 1000 kms"
Read MoreSt Francis: Yellow and wine
My ace support crew needed to drive out to St Francis Winery in order to pick up her wine club allotment today. I decided to pedal out to Kenwood, then meet her at the winery for a sip or two. I didn’t quite get into Kenwood before I was distracted by a big yellow field. … Continue reading "St Francis: Yellow and wine"
Read MoreBack at the JoLa Cafe
The Coffeeneuring craze is nearly upon us, and I’m badly out of training. Between PIFF madness, the Big Move, and some unfriendly late winter weather, I’ve hardly been on my bike for the last few weeks. It’s way past time to start spinning those pedals. Today is cold, but bikeable – just above freezing, slightly … Continue reading "Back at the JoLa Cafe"
Read MoreSacramento, capital of the Independent Republic of California
Last year I rode from Winters to Davis, but I haven’t bicycled in Sacramento since Jeff and I pedaled the American River Parkway in 2015, and I’ve never biked the stretch from Davis to Sacramento, including the path on the Interstate 80 causeway. Just for the heck of it, I decided to fill in that … Continue reading "Sacramento, capital of the Independent Republic of California"
Read MoreLike like?
A couple of photos in recent posts prompted me to activate a plugin for a ‘Like’ button on posts. I considered a heart, or a thumbs up icon, but settled for a simple box/counter because I’m pretty square; and because it was free, and I’m pretty cheap; and because it didn’t take much thought, and … Continue reading "Like like?"
Read MoreThe Lone Bike Series – 2
Of course, everything is relative, but by my standards it’s pretty cold out. We are having a grand finale for the winter with lots of sub-freezing days and nights. With the help of my little hand warmer, I can handle a camera, but my bike stays home. Here are a couple of shots from my … Continue reading "The Lone Bike Series – 2"
Read MoreAnother week in two parts
I rode 96ks in the first 5 days then went to the Evandale Fair and Penny Farthing National Championships on Saturday. Post Views: 72
Read MoreAnnadel Chill
The bitter, bone-freezing chill of Hastings, Minnesota settled upon our fair California county this week. When the temperature never climbs above 55° F (which is about 13° C), how can anyone possibly survive outdoors, let alone ride a bike? It seems like frostbite lurks around every corner, and a cold, frozen death remains a constant … Continue reading "Annadel Chill"
Read MoreSome work bikes
One of these days I’ll get out for a real ride again, but there’s too much working against it right now – the film festival, the house move, and now the snow and ice. The weather is the biggest issue now – it’s too white and slick in the morning, and by the time it … Continue reading "Some work bikes"
Read MorePedaling north for work
I saw Jeff (not my local buddy Jeff) standing on the corner down by the Safeway supermarket with a touring rig and a cardboard sign asking for help. Jeff, his Surly Disc Trucker, Brooks saddle, Ortlieb panniers, Topeak Road Morph pump, and other gear all look like they’ve been on the road for a very … Continue reading "Pedaling north for work"
Read MoreFirst day of winter
It looked as though Portland was going to escape winter completely this year, until yesterday. We got a light dusting of snow in the night – just enough to brush back the early bloomers. I rode my bike to the coffee shop, mostly just so I could take a photo of Rodriguez braving the great … Continue reading "First day of winter"
Read MoreAround the Velodrome and other matters
Before the Arctic blast arrives
Our local weather prognosticators agreed that today would be the last before daytime high temperatures plummet to the unbearably low 50s F (that’s about 11 brutal degrees Celsius), so I hopped on the Ogre for a quick run out the Greenway and back, with a couple of short detours onto dirt, before I needed to … Continue reading "Before the Arctic blast arrives"
Read MoreOne way or another
Suzanne’s new Lone Bike Series reminded me of this photo of Rodriguez I shot a few weeks back and posted without saying much about it. I was reminded of it by her comment that she framed the cars out of the composition. in my case, I cleared the deck to get the shot I wanted. … Continue reading "One way or another"
Read MoreThe Lone Bike Series
I have been photographing bicycles like crazy this winter, as a kind of surrogate for not riding them. I have already posted a bunch of bicycle bells. Below are two photos from my series of the Lone Bicycle. I have an album with a few more on Flickr, but I will be posting some more … Continue reading "The Lone Bike Series"
Read MoreThe first long test rides of 2018
It was about 2 months ago that I started feeling poorly. It was about 3.5 weeks ago that I finally stopped feeling like death. My muscles and joints still continued to hurt and I was still very tired, but I knew the worst was behind me. Well, things still hurt and I still get tired … Continue reading "The first long test rides of 2018"
Read MoreThe greening of Portland
No biking today, because I’m wheelless for the moment. Rodriguez is in the shop for his annual physical and I’ve never bothered reassembling the Friday since we returned from Hawaii. This bike parked outside Powell’s Books seemed noteworthy though. Sorry it’s a bit blurry – all I had handy was the iPad, which isn’t a … Continue reading "The greening of Portland"
Read MoreAnnadel trails, rocks, and mud
Not much to say. Beautiful weather. Free time. Pedaled over to Annadale and into the park to try some rough singletrack with the Ogre. It’s not really a mountain bike, and (except on foot) I haven’t been on some of those steep, rocky trails in more than twenty years, but it was a good experiment … Continue reading "Annadel trails, rocks, and mud"
Read MoreA day for the birds
This has been the most exceptional winter here in Portland, with day after day of fine weather, excellent for biking. We’re enjoying it now, but I imagine there will be hell to pay come late summer – the snowpack for most of the state is about third of normal. Today fits the pattern: dry, windless, … Continue reading "A day for the birds"
Read MoreMonterey Bay without golf clubs
Given a spell of warm, sunny weather during what is normally a cool, wet month in this part of the world, my ace support crew and I decided to scoot down the coast to the Monterey area for a few days. We would do some hiking and I would have the opportunity for a quick … Continue reading "Monterey Bay without golf clubs"
Read MoreLife at Stacey’s, week one
Now that we’ve moved ourselves out of our condo and into Stacey’s Air B&B, our lives have slowed down enough that I can start fitting some rides in again. Life is still pretty hectic, but most days now we’re getting thirty or more miles in. We’re making the rounds of our favorite local rides, enjoying … Continue reading "Life at Stacey’s, week one"
Read More2018. Week 6. To Ross and Back in two parts
It was easy to cycle 100k+ this week ‘cos I took an overnight camp trip south to Ross. Well, I’ll re-think that – the ride back from Ross was not easy at all ! The trip south is documented here : https://tonyscycling.blog/2018/02/08/week-6-part-1-a-ride-to-ross/ The trip north here : https://tonyscycling.blog/2018/02/10/week-6-part-ii-the-way-home/ It’s raining and thundery here this evening and people … Continue reading "2018. Week 6. To Ross and Back in two parts"
Read MoreIs a Bell Necessary?
Remember the old knock-knock joke? – Knock, knock – Who’s there? – Is a bell – Isabel who? – Is a bell necessary on a bicycle? (groan) Well, the answer is yes, at least in Germany. According to traffic regulations here a functioning bell as well as front and tail lights are compulsory. Over the … Continue reading "Is a Bell Necessary?"
Read MoreMovin’ Out
I awake early this morning, feeling the most at ease that I have since we returned from Hawaii and started in on this crazy project. Rachael has gotten out on her bike nearly daily though all this, but I just didn’t have it in me – I know riding would have been good for me, … Continue reading "Movin’ Out"
Read MoreA Ride to Deloraine
A great summers day; a ride to Deloraine. To read along click visit : Week 5, 2018, including an overnight Deloraine cycle/camp. Post Views: 55
Read MoreTennessee Valley
The forecast called for another day of brutal winter weather in Northern California, with the temperature hitting about 65° F in the sunny Marin Headlands. Given plenty of sun but no rain over the past few days, I expected the trails would probably be dry. All in all, it seemed like a good opportunity to … Continue reading "Tennessee Valley"
Read MoreChris and Dea Are Almost There
In case you had followed Chris’ journey around the world without ever using a vehicle (except boats), the last few posts have been pretty amazing. He’s a few hundred km from completing it, but it’s dicey. Well worth your time if you’ve read any of his previous writing now that he’s days away. The whole … Continue reading "Chris and Dea Are Almost There"
Read MoreLast Orders at the Lucky Laborador
Not much of a ride today – a flat three miles to the Lucky Lab and back. Still, that’s more than I’ve been riding on most days since we returned from Hawaii. In the last two weeks I’ve only been on the bike three times, for a total of about 40 miles. This, in spite … Continue reading "Last Orders at the Lucky Laborador"
Read MoreScoping out the new ‘hood
Rachael has been getting out with impressive regularity, but I’ve hardly been on the bike since we returned from Hawaii two weeks ago. For the first week I was nursing my health, avoiding going out until I got over a cold. The weather in the past week has been brilliant, but I still haven’t gotten out … Continue reading "Scoping out the new ‘hood"
Read MoreArt Alley
It wasn’t an extremely long or exciting ride. I cycled across town into the trendy little corner of Santa Rosa known as SOFA, the South A Street Art District. Galleries. Studios. Cafes. Restaurants. Revitalized residential neighborhood. And now we have a snazzy, refurbished motel catering to bicycling tourists. I tootled around a few blocks, through … Continue reading "Art Alley"
Read MoreJanuary Rides in Tassie
Week 4, 2018. Including a “magic” ride Total for week : 132k Total for year : 365k Vivente : 101k Brompton : 31k The weather this week has been up close to 30°C early in … Continue reading "January Rides in Tassie"
Read MoreScope creep
“Scope creep (also called requirement creep, function creep, or the kitchen sink syndrome) refers to changes, continuous or uncontrolled growth in a project’s scope, any time after a project begins. This can occur when the scope of a project is not properly defined, documented or controlled”. (Wikipedia) scope creep can occur as a result … Continue reading "Scope creep"
Read MoreBack In The Saddle Again
Well I went out for a ride today. It felt good and Not at the same time. With this whatever I’ve had some vertigo issues and just prior to getting on my bike I practically spun out just walking up to the bike. That’s a little nerve racking!! We headed out towards Asilomar for a … Continue reading "Back In The Saddle Again"
Read MoreJack London’s Ogre
The October fires shut down all of my favorite parks in Sonoma County, and most remain partly or completely closed. Although both sides of the access road to Jack London State Historical Park above Glen Ellen were seriously burned, and the ashes of several incinerated homes provide mute testimony to how close the blaze came, … Continue reading "Jack London’s Ogre"
Read MoreThe Ogre of Annadel
I picked up my new Surly Ogre on Tuesday afternoon, but I had to fly to the East Coast on Wednesday, so I barely managed five miles on the new bike before I boarded the plane. Naturally, I was ready to hop on the Ogre and hit the trail as soon as I returned to … Continue reading "The Ogre of Annadel"
Read MoreWhat do you like?
The app we’ve got so far comes without any rating functionality. It looks like it should be straight-forward though – there are a number of plug-ins we could incorporate that would make it possible to like/dislike posts, comments, perhaps photos. Also, I imagine there are plug-ins to support displaying hit counts. What do folks think? … Continue reading "What do you like?"
Read MoreBud and I terrorize Marin and rob the SMART train
I convinced Bud to load up his new bike, put on his cycling duds, hop on the SMART train with me, cruise down to Marin County, and do a little pedaling to close out the year. Read more at Bill Bikes … Continue reading "Bud and I terrorize Marin and rob the SMART train"
Read MoreLet there be biking!
This is a cycling blog – it says so right up there in the corner – so let there be biking! With that in mind, I slipped out this afternoon for a big 15 mile ride. This is the first time I’ve been on my bike since we returned from Hawaii a week ago, because … Continue reading "Let there be biking!"
Read MoreShould we use Featured images?
For those of you new to the posting format, the Featured Image option allows you to select an image for display on the abbreviated version of the post. If you look at our posts so far, some use them and some don’t. Should we encourage or discourage this? If you include them, it gives a … Continue reading "Should we use Featured images?"
Read MoreWill I ever ride again?!
I’m posting this in the discussion category as a test to see if we can have “forum” like conversations. I was in Kansas for 12 days with another two days of travel then came home and had one nice bike ride then proceeded to get sick. As long as I’ve been riding, running and just … Continue reading "Will I ever ride again?!"
Read MoreWe’ll it took me a minute!!
or ten to figure out how to do a post. I’ll admit my head is full of head cold crap and decongestant. So, I’ll use that as my excuse for lack of tech skills today!! Now that I’ve figured it out I’m feeling much more confident! It’s a beautiful day today I wish I was … Continue reading "We’ll it took me a minute!!"
Read More2018 Cycle Life Challenge
The Cycle Life Challenge is for You The Cycle Life Challenge is a coffeeneuring*-inspired, fun way to share your day rides during a specific time period. It’s open to everyone who wants to play nicely. This will be the third annual challenge. We found during the first two that it was just as fascinating to … Continue reading "2018 Cycle Life Challenge"
Read MoreCreating a Cycle365 forum
The designers of Cycle365 didn’t build in anything explicitly to support discussions (the equivalent of the Forum section in Bicycle Life). We’re not sure how to do this, and are open to suggestions. One possibility though is to just create a post, and categorize it as a Discussion topic. Discussion could occur through the comment … Continue reading "Creating a Cycle365 forum"
Read MoreCycle365 features
Shockingly, Cycle365 may have a few bugs to shake out. So you don’t all have to tell us something we already know, I’ll maintain an article listing what we’re aware of. Open items The login function is unsecured, not encrypted. I don’t know if this is a concern or not, and Rachael doesn’t know how to … Continue reading "Cycle365 features"
Read MorePeligro Ride, January 2018
Despite the uninviting, un-beach-like weather, I decided to ignore the fog today. I pulled on some extra cycling clothes, pumped up the Ogre’s tires for riding on pavement, and fired up front and rear flashers for cruising across town through traffic. Read more at Bill Bikes … Continue reading "Peligro Ride, January 2018"
Read MoreBiking out of the fog
What’s that image coming in out of the fog? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s Cycle365! Pretty corny, I’ll give you that. We’re excited though about the idea of having a community website to share our day rides and other bike-centric activities, so I’m kicking things off with a modest entry about … Continue reading "Biking out of the fog"
Read MoreChristmas Eve Eve
We got out for a cold, windy ride today, out to Kelly Point and then east along the Columbia. It was wonderfully bright and clear out, with the snow low on the foothills and the mountains dazzling in the distance. The farther we got, the stronger and colder the east wind blew. Just before the … Continue reading "Christmas Eve Eve"
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