Want an easy bike ride to start out?

Even just a 10 minute bike ride a few days a week will have you looking and feeling better by the end of the month. But if you’re a beginner, you might feel daunted.
Fear not! I can show you a safe bike ride in your home town. I’ve been networking with bikers all over the […]

Same bike, same route, different bike ride

I read all those recommended training routines in Bicycle Magazine, but even when I have the time to try and follow them (which is rare and inconsistent) I’m usually not up to snuff.
But I’ve found a way to really benefit from the saddle time I have.
Nearly all of my bike riding time is commuting in […]

A quick bike tip

You have to eat. When you’re at the end of a hard bike ride (or sometime in the middle of a long one), you’ll recover faster if you give your muscles some protein and glycogen to work with. A boost of antioxidants can’t hurt, either.
A lot of nutrition companies have gotten rich selling sweet and […]

Some interesting bicycle facts

The energy in a slice of pizza is enough to move an automobile 100 feet. That same pizza slice will take you 3 1/2 miles if you’re walking, or 10 miles if you’re riding a bike. Special thanks to Transportation Alternatives (link)
Also, according to the late Ken Kifer of www.KenKifer.com, the total cost to you […]

You’ll ride your bike more often if you just do this one thing.

It’s easy to go for a bike ride when you’re bright-eyed and frisky, the weather’s perfect and it’s the beginning of a long weekend with no urgent chores or immediate plans.
For the rest of the time, try this.
Just ride for ten minutes. Anywhere. This will get you warmed up, and it makes it easy to […]

Beginner Bike riders Beware

The first step for beginners is just to get on the bike and go somewhere. The most dangerous part of cycling is that pretty soon you’re wondering how far you can go. And you’ll almost always surprise yourself.
This is good, but it’s also addictive.
Soon you’ll want to ride. You’ll want to jump up on that […]

Business on a bike

I wanted to see if I could do it, and I found out I could.
I had a business meeting in Newport Beach, probably a good 30-40 miles away. But it was early morning, and most of the route was along the ocean, so I figured I could bike there without being cooked by the heat.
Piece […]