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Bike to Work Day 2014 - The Commute Home

Bike to Work Day Work Commute 2014 Part 1

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Siclista Paceline

May is Bike to Work Month

May 12, 2011 is bike to work day for the bay area. This day of the month is where I see the most bicycle commuters at any given time.

Since I am back to being employed full time, I have committed myself to commute by bike as much as possible. On average I have been biking to work 3-4 times a week. The round trip is 18 miles.

I must confess I consider myself a fair weather rider. If I see any hint of rain, I will choose not to ride.

Ready to go!

Milpitas Energizer Station on Montague Expy/Main St

Yahoo! Energizer Station on Great America Parkway

Sports Basement Energizer Station on Bowers/Central Expy

Snacks and giveaways from various energizer stations.

Lunch break at a fountain near my workplace.

Cooling off by the fountain during lunch time.

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Ingenious?

I was fascinated by the design that I bought these water bottles called "Clean Bottle".


The design is for people like me who have a habit of leaving liquid in the bottle for days where the contents become a petri dish of unknown organisms.

Since top and bottom are removable, it makes it easier to clean.

You Two Again?

I decided to go for a ride today and I ran into my sister inlaws on my way up Alum Rock Park. It nice running into them. The roads were much drier than the other day so I went part way up Mt. Hamilton Rd via Miguelita Rd.

Goodbye Jeordi

I have to say goodbye to my pet Jeordi aka the "Boss". I will miss you and the rides we took on the Xtracycle to the track on Sundays. I know you are in a better place now.

Intervals...Intervals...Intervals

Today was a good day to ride. After the last nights precipitation dousing I knew the roads would be damp. I didn't get out till about noon, figuring I would let the roads dry up abit.

I started up with a high cadence from the house then when I hit Piedmont Road, I started my intervals. Once I got to Alum Rock Park, I held a steady 70 rpm on the climb. There is a short climb to the top after passing the gate so I decided to pick up the pace and try to do a standing climb all the way to the top. I manage to do 80% of that effort. I was happy with that effort.


On the way down, I ran into my sis-in-law C and her sister M. I took it easy the rest of the way home keeping them company.

UPS Goes Green

You may not believe this, but UPS delivered a package to my house today and he was on a Schwinn tri-cycle bike with a burley trailer. I asked him, "Are you serious?" He said, the company was trying to save money and are now making deliveries by bike. I wish I took a pic of it. It was hard to believe it but I Google it and found this

Mill Creek Road

The neighborhood streets where littered with golden brown leaves. The leaves made crackling sounds as I rode over them. The chill in the air confirmed that fall has come upon us.

I decided to hit an old road that I use to ride 15+ years back. Mill Creek Road in Fremont is 4.25 miles going up. From what I recall this is a hard climb. But today it seemed easy.

I wish I brought my camera to catch the changing colors of the season.

Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Mill Creek

Alum Rock Park Ride

Last Saturday morning I did a ride to Alum Rock Park. Did some hill climb intervals/sprints.


Then I took the bike out on the trail as well...well as far as my 700x23 tires would allow me to!


I got a glimpse of quite a few deer during the ride as well.


And I got to break in the new Garmin Edge 705 as well!

Find for the Day

It never ceases to amaze me what you might find on the road while biking. This is my find for the day.

Another addition to my BT gadgets.

Car vs Bike

I've been following a court trial that just started this month from an incident that happened back on July 2008.

Why is it that a majority of articles that report this seem to present it as motorist vs cyclist when its plainly people vs people. No matter how you label them, some person did something to another person which caused a reaction right or wrong. People need to learn how to get along and respect one another.

I hope to never have what happed to these people happen to me.

If you are interested in following the court trial you can read about it here.

Updated: 11/2/09 Guilty