Ride today with ACTC

I did a ride today with ACTC (Almaden Cycle Touring Club). It included the two climbs from these links:

Reynolds Rd.

Shannon and Kennedy combination

I will provide more information in a later posting.

November trip to CA - Part 1

I'm sorry I haven't updated this in a while. I have a minor problem with my Google account for this which I haven't been able to resolve.

I did have a good time in California in November with Gail and Drew. Here is photo of me and Drew when arrived in Alameda.

I was still able to ride pretty well although my legs were a bit weaker and my voice was rough but generally understandable. My arms were weak but I could still handle my Bike Friday in the travel case (weighs about 42 lbs.)

On Drew's 25th birthday (11/19/08) we did a scenic guide book ride through San Francisco. We started near the Duboce Bikeway Mural at the back of a Safeway on Market St. Here is a photo of us at the mural. Even though my legs were weaker I was still able to ride pretty well. My biggest problem was a little problem with stability getting going and clipping in at the numerous starts that you need to do with urban riding.

Below is photo of my Bike Friday at the top of Carolina St. (at Southern Heights). This is not one of the steepest in San Francisco (in the range of 10 to 18%) per the bike map. If Drew's gearing was a bit lower I don't think he would not have needed to walk it.



I will provide more information on this trip and my February 2009 trip to California with later posts.