The other weekend I went mountain biking in Idyllwild, a mountain community in Southern California. I’ve always seen the sign for Idyllwild while driving to Las Vegas, and now, finally, got to see what this place was about! There are hundreds of single track trails criss crossing the mountain side, alone with some easily bike-able…
My trail bike got a flat. Nothing new for anyone that has a bike, except this is the first time I’ve had a flat for the rear tire of the trail bike. Long time readers with amazing memory will recall that I stole this bike from a friend who was neglecting it (for the price…
I’ll be honest – it’s been awhile since I’ve been on my bike. Over two months, maybe three, I lost count. So after being a lazy bum for a few days, I got off the lazy bum and hit the trails. Specifically, I went up to the Santa Monica Mountains and spent two hours biking…
After sadly realizing that I need yet another Road ID due to the fact that the emergency contact on my current one will probably just let me die if they were contacted for an emergency, I ordered a Road ID slim. The thing I liked most about the slim was that I didn’t feel obligated…
While wandering around my beloved hometown of Boston on Saturday, I noticed two things. 1. There are now bike lanes in Boston (!) 2. You can now RENT bikes as a form of public transportation in Boston via a service called Hubway (!!) I dreamed of being a bike messenger in Boston while working in…
That’s right. Hot… sweaty… biking. Visiting my dad in Massachusetts (North Shore) and decided to brave the extremely muggy temperatures. It was 95 degrees with 80% humidity, so according to the weather sites, it “felt like” 105 degrees. I tried hitting a trail but due to excessive amounts of rain, my bike (and soon to…
This last weekend I biked the longest distance since having thyroid cancer. I did the Ride 2 Recovery metric century (62 miles) while on a low carb diet (this link goes to my low carb blog). Click here to see the map and specific ride details on my Garmin cycling stats site. I have the…
The Mulholland climbing madness continues as I train for the Ride 2 Recovery Honor Ride! I dragged my buddy Benzo along for the ride; he just ran the Los Angeles Marathon so needless to say, he is in amazing shape. And yes, I was passed by EVERYONE except someone that was probably around 2.5 times…
I read Dear Abby almost every day. Went to the page to catch up and saw the below new articles: My first thought was ‘OH! Bike related article! Cool!’ and RIGHT before I clicked it I saw the next headline. Woman Refuses To Give Lover The Kind Of Pleasure He Wants How do you NOT…
The other day I biked an (in)famous ride called “The Rock Store ride” by bicyclists and “The Snake” by motorcyclists. It’s a ridiculous road that used to be an old horse-carriage road a century ago, that is now popular with cyclists and motorists for it’s twisty, turny climb. Here are the GPS details of my…