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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For the Rest of Us
Monday, December 26th, 2011
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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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Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day 2011!
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
I can’t believe it’s already here! Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day 2011!
So, will you be biking to work?
What do you see as challenges that are in the way of your biking to work everyday? I think these are fairly common:
A lack of safe routes
Distance of the commute
Time crunch–you’re always running late
The need to wear [...]
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Gnarliest Commute Awards
Friday, September 24th, 2010
I put out a request to all my 2 Mile Challenge Gold Team members to tell me their gnarliest commutes–snowiest, rainiest, hottest, coldest, longest, whatever-est. I expected some pretty lame responses, along the lines of “one time, I had to ride 10 miles to get to work because there was a detour!”
But boy did I [...]
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A Team Gold Challenge
Friday, July 16th, 2010
I’ve mentioned before that I’m the Gold Team Leader for Clif Bar’s 2 Mile Challenge, but I haven’t said too much about campaign, and today, I’m going to fill you in.
Clif’s 2 Mile Challenge is really important to me and my cycling style. I appreciate a good recreational ride as much as the next cyclist, [...]
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Bike to Work Day is May 13th
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
It’s that time of year again…time for Bike to Work Day!
As part of my commitment to my Earth Day resolutions, I decided to try biking part of my epic commute. I drive 50 miles each way on any given workday, and I feel pretty bad about my carbon footprint, and my general lack of exercise [...]
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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 [...]
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Wow! A New Bike Lane in San Francisco!
Friday, December 4th, 2009
They say it’s one step forward, two steps back, right? Well, having just posted about the two steps back in the world of Bay Area bike lanes, it’s time to write about that one step forward.
San Francisco got a new bike lane! It’s the first new bike lane in the city in three years, and [...]
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Traffic Calming Features Contribute to Bicycle Boulevards’ Success
When I did my first post about Bicycle Boulevards in East Bay, I really only knew they were dedicated streets for cyclists. I was mostly riding around the routes that connected Berkeley to Emeryville and Oakland, and these are really just quiet streets that have been marked as Bicycle Boulevards. But then I started riding [...]
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Bicycle Boulevards in the East Bay
I’m sure it didn’t escape your notice, but this site is named after the Bicycle Boulevard system that’s found in such East Bay cities as Berkeley and Emeryville. The reason it’s such a great name for a site is that a Bicycle Boulevard is intended to make a path for cyclists, a place where they [...]
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