Written by Peter Fleming Photo credit: Ivan Angeles A month ago, I’d never heard anyone use the phrase “bike party.” I’m fairly certain that given infinite time to ponder the mysteries of humanity and the nuances of the English language, the two words would never have come together in my mind to form a phrase. To [...]
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A Day with the Livermore Bike Cruise
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Biking In Brooklyn
Written by Nick Moore One of the benefits of finding travel accommodations through the burgeoning peer-to-peer system (which includes organizations like CouchSurfing and Airbnb) instead of through the more established system of hotels, motels, and hostels is that you often get more than you pay for (and you almost always pay less). This notion was [...]
Exploring the Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail
Monday, October 1st, 2012
Written by Cheryl Carmo The fall is a perfect time to visit the Monterey Bay. Beauty, fun and adventure are at the tips of your fingers. It offers places to stay, dining, night life, plenty of activities, shopping and, of course, bicycling. The weather during this visit in September was a mixture of mild, marine-cool [...]
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Aggressively Treaded
Written by Nick Moore I have an ugly bike. My father bought the suspension-less mountain bike in the early 80’s, then gave it to me three years ago, after my gorgeous Motobecane was stolen from the bottom floor of my house in Berkeley. It possesses no hint of the grace exuded by bikes—like the sexy [...]
Scenic Bicycle Tour of Calistoga in the Beautiful Napa Valley
Written by Cheryl Carmo For a fun, casual bicycle ride, Calistoga, CA, offers a varied terrain for all riders, from the quaint downtown and surrounding area with smooth roads and little traffic, to mountainous hard-core trails. There are routes designed for the entire family. Our first stop in the morning was Calistoga Roastery for coffee [...]
It’s Not All About the Bike (Lane)
Monday, August 27th, 2012
Written by Nick Moore According to Bicycling.com, San Francisco is the 8th most bike-friendly city in the country. Oakland, where I live and bike, ranks 40th. As with many such lists, miles of bike lane is the primary criterion. San Francisco has many more miles of it, but, having ridden around both cities, the comparison [...]
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Riding the Flume Trail at Lake Tahoe
Monday, August 13th, 2012
My day began with a morning drive, crossing the border from the California side to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. I parked my car at the Tunnel Creek Station, a small, rugged mountain building that used to be used as the bunk house for the Ponderosa Ranch from the quintessential Wild West show Bonanza. [...]
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King of the Mountain: Strava Under Pressure
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
Recently, the popular biking app Strava has come under some serious heavy fire. For those of you unfamiliar with Strava, let me explain: this app uses a smartphone or a GPS device to determine the distance and speed of a cyclist’s ride. What differentiates this from other cycling mapping apps is the social feature. The [...]
Synchronicity
Written by Nick Moore With rare exceptions, humans are not a graceful species. For every Kobe Bryant or Lionel Messi, there are a few million of us striving for mere competence in our athletic endeavors. Artistry in motion, if you will, is unequivocally beyond the physical abilities of all but the supremely gifted. Though repetition [...]
Three Irishmen Walk Out of a Bar
We have once again reached that excellent time of year. Whether we have just a minute fraction or a substantial majority of Irish blood in our ancestral lineage, it vehemently proclaims it’s dominance of your character during this weekend of celebration. The sensational smell of corned beef and cabbage wafting through the air, the jubilant [...]