I set out to mostly retrace the route I flatted on last week. Made a few subtle variations to keep things fresh.

Honestly, I was intimidated by the thought of this ride. Having driven the route to the entrance gate on New Year's Day, the road was stacked with auto and bicycle traffic. It didn't look fun. I was mistaken.

Awesome commute in the morning. Very pleasant afternoon ride on the way home with my friend Anders. Picked up a puncture in the Chabot Campgrounds parking lot, lo and behold, my spare tube had a seriously defective valve. Eric Laber to the rescue in the Rocco Taco....

Trying to make up for miles missed last week (hello, passerby)

First commute with the Garmin 130 Plus.

Couple of last rides with the old Garmin. Part 1 Part 2

First ride home after daylight savings time change.

Ride to work after the rain had fallen.

This post is kind of a mess, Garmin lost battery power at about 50 miles.

All I can say is there are a lot of bad drivers out there. Be alert, be aware of your surroundings, and be conspicuous.

Midweek spin to work and back.

The steeper section of Redwood is not the same dreaded b**** it used to be 🙂

Brought a former co-worker along, cool weather=good for climbing.

I was determined to ride today. My plan was to go early - the weather forecast yesterday was for clear skies in the morning, but lo and behold, I was greeted by a light rain when I stepped outside to leave. A better description might be a very heavy mist. I was going...

A 2fer of sorts - the ride to work, the ride home. Morning: Afternoon:

Title borrowed from Duke Ellington.

Enjoyed a cool Saturday morning through Contra Costa County.

I played a number of songs on the ride home. In my head, that is. Whitewater, Drinks on the Beach, Coral, The Coast, Gold. Maybe more.

Logical, leave an hour later in the morning and the weather is tolerable without ski gloves.

39 degrees at 6:30 am. Too damn cold to not be wearing ski gloves.

The scenic route to Peet's in CV on a clear and crisp winter morning.

The Livermore to Danville segment is the real highlight, lightly travelled country roads through rolling hills on a spectacular day.

Working up to a long ride tomorrow and another on Presidents Day. Oh yeah, there was a Relive malfunction that kept me from posting a couple other rides, I'll be over 100 miles when the week concludes (I'm at 64).

Stretch. Deviate. Exhaust.

It started out innocently enough, Mary Ann left her phone at home and I offered to deliver it to her work. 24 miles later, I'm back.

Finding ways to stretch a mid day ride.

Made an extended loop out our training ride.

Trip to the office, stiff breeze on the way back.

EWF theme today. Too good outside to stay in!

Flat tire on Edwards. Hit a small gravel patch whilst trying to avoid traffic. Oy.

First time riding Paradise Loop and the Richmond San Rafael Bridge

Midweek spin into the canyons of the East Bay hills.

Making sure I get my miles in this week...

Needed to get some hills since yesterday was pretty flat. Something funny must have happened with the GPS signal, check out the scribble at 0:16.

A big, flat loop through Oakland and Alameda on a windy Saturday

This season's first taste of San Pablo Dam Road and Briones.

Today's ride was described as a "backbone" ride, meaning that several variations start at Orinda BART and travel regular and familiar roads.

I'm training for Ride 4 A Reason, a cycling event to raise funds for Oakland Public Schools. First training ride was a flat 35 mile course starting at Oakland Tech, following the Bay Trail to Point Richmond and back.