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Keep Riding

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

The cycling community has certainly accomplished much this year. We collectively rode a tremendous distance. Major cities have begun to see the benefits of adapting to bicycle friendly environments. Many new cyclists are now enjoying their newfound freedom. I personally witnessed some super cool things. I learned much more about the accessibility of biking throughout [...]

Gabe’s Epic Ride #1: Silver Strand

Friday, November 18th, 2011

It was a sunny summer day in San Diego. My buddy Charlie suggested we go on a ride, and he had heard of a cool route. We started off from my home in South Park and rode towards downtown. My house location was pretty sweet, and downtown was less than fifteen minutes away, almost all [...]

Bikes vs. The World

I haven’t owned a car in 7 years. Soon after high school, I realized the ridiculous, disproportionate relationship of the pros versus cons of car ownership, especially once I started providing for myself financially. For a while it was pure bliss. I lived in San Diego, 500 miles from my parents. Just me, the [...]

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Actual Cafe

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The latest thing that everyone is talking about is the Actual Cafe in Oakland. Found on the corner of San Pablo Ave and Alcatraz, Actual Cafe promises to be, well, actual. That is to say, it’s a real cafe. As opposed to an imaginary one.
Alright, so they’re not trying to oust that very favorite cafe [...]

So Long, 2009

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone!
It’s been a wild year for me–driving 2000 miles from Wisconsin to California, then flying back to Wisconsin to get Orion and driving the 2000 miles again (I should probably buy some carbon offsets for this year, huh?).
For me + cycling, it’s been a wild year, too. Some achievements:

mastered bigger hills [...]

Congratulations, Berkeley!

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The City of Berkeley has secured $4.5 million to expand the current bike path system! The expansion will include a bridge over Highway 80 near the Marina, paving of previously unpaved sections, and expansions to link existing sections of path.
The paths will link parts of town that cyclists could previously only get to by riding [...]

100 Bikes

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Occasionally someone does something that seems amazingly simple and like something I should have thought of myself. But I always wind up admitting that I could never have thought of it myself, and even if I did, I wouldn’t be able to execute it as flawlessly as the person who actually did think of it.
The [...]