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 [...]
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Biking In Brooklyn
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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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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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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My First Time
Monday, March 12th, 2012
I remember some very distinct details of my introduction to two wheeled velocipedaling. The learning process was set against the beautiful backdrop of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding alpine environment. Perhaps the grace of this natural setting encouraged my enthusiasm through the inevitable artless stages involved in harnessing enough balance to keep my rubber side [...]
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Pre-Super Bowl at Point Pinole
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Last Sunday, I knew I would be facing an onslaught of high calorie beer coupled with savory smoky meats. I went to sleep the night before with the intention of waking up early enough to go for a decent ride, as a way to sort of pay forward some health karma in anticipation of the [...]
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The Town
Monday, February 6th, 2012
On a lovely day this past summer, my friend and I decided to bike to Lake Merritt. The comfort level of riding was amazingly different as soon as one crosses the border from Berkeley into Oakland. The space that bikers have to work with becomes narrower and the cars drive faster. Luckily we rode without [...]
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For the Rest of Us
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Do you ever ride with headphones? I definitely do; sometimes I love a soundtrack to match my surroundings. I find music to have positive properties, whether it is for calming purposes or for energizing power. But from what I have seen, I believe I ride more cautiously than many cyclists. One of my friends in [...]
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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 [...]
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