Went into a bike shop in nearby Davis to look at bikes, told the kid there what kind of riding I do, the distances I shoot for, and that I need to be upright because this old body is not leaning over drop bars. He immediately thought of several possibilities and we took a couple …
…and I use “road” to mean a non-electric. I know that a road bike is not a catch-all term for hard core riders, but I am not hard-core and I just want something to ride that I’m comfortable on. This is the current non-electric that I have up on a trainer in the room of …
There’s a Pedego Facebook page, one meant for owners to connect and not just the company pimping their wares for the masses. They moderate the page, but rarely interfere, even when there are complaints. I appreciate this, I really do. It leaves the members open to discuss the bad along with the good, and one …
The start to Thumper’s Room of Pain. The treadmill has been in the room for a while, though it was moved to free up floor space for the bike and a rowing machine…the latter of which is not set up at the moment because one of the wardrobes on that wall needs to be removed …
I often ride to Starbucks; if I have a choice, I take the bike. I take the long way and get there at right about 5 miles, and then take the longer way home. It’s a heck of a lot more fun than driving, in spite of the idiots driving around here who seem to …
It took a bit of finagling, but I’ve moved this blog from Blogger to its own domain. I’m not 100% sure why, because I liked the look I had and I’m familiar with the Blogger layout and know how to tweak a template there. Yet I also wanted to play with WordPress, and figured the …
It’s a nonscale victory that I’ll totally take. On a whim, I bought a pair of pants at Walmart–only $15, so why not–and I picked a size smaller than I’ve been in. They’re a tiny bit snug in the waist but fit perfectly everywhere else. Three to five pounds and the waist will be perfect, …
Riding My Asterisk Off 