Siclista Ride

I got back from a 73 mile ride with the Siclista group. Damn Michelin PRO3s are not worth a damn! They are heading for the garbage can! Thanks to Tony for having a life saving tire patch(Park Tool TB-2) that helped get me home.

Tire looks like it got a white head on the side just ready to pop!

Sports Basement Ride

Last June, I did the Sports Basement ride that starts at the Presidio in S.F. and crosses the Golden Gate Bridge then into Muir Woods. I rode with my Uncle Marcel and sister inlaw, Cici. We all enjoyed the ride and thought it would be nice to map the route.

You can get the route sheet here.

SPORTSBASEMENT RIDE

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Tassajara Livermore Loop

Siclista is having a ride this Sunday on 20SEP09. I plan to attend. Ride starts at 0730 at the Lucky Foodstore parking lot at 32300 Dyer St Union City, CA 94587

Route slip is here.

TASSAJARA LIVERMORE LOOP

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Siclista Classic II

The Siclistas, a cycling group that I'm a member of hosted their 2nd annual Siclista Classic. I volunteered to help out with the ride as photographer and escort for the event. I couldn't hang around after the ride, because I had to make it to my niece's and nephew's karate tournament. It was a quite a busy day!

New Changes

I went for a early morning bike ride today, 50 miles! It felt good to get out there and enjoy the fresh air. On my ride, I encountered lots of new things on the route.

A stretch of N.Park Victoria Dr between Calaveras Blvd and Jacklin Rd is being reconfigured for lane reduction. What that means is BIKE LANE! The initial markings in the pictures below show the lane clearly defined! Woohoo!

North Bound Park Victoria Drive

N.Park Victoria/Kennedy Drive Intersection

My ride was to hit Dumbarton Bridge, so up Warm Springs Blvd I went and made a left onto E. Warren Ave to find a new overpass that now joins W.Warren Ave on the other side of I-880.

E.Warren Ave and W.Warren Ave are now joined with this overpass.

Another new find was at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge. Looks like the state had some funds committed to build a new visitor center.

Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

As I continued on to the Dumbarton Bridge I practiced a bit of time trialing. At first, it was nerve racking, (resting the forearms on the top bar while gripping the inner brake handles), but after a few minutes I got comfortable with it. The MPH picked up considerably with the same pedal effort. Yesssss!

There seems to be some work going on at the bridge. Half of the bridge had a asphalt layer on the east side while the other half of the span was untouched.

Finished Side

Unfinished Side

Quite a few changes on this route that I haven't done in quite a while since I no longer commute to work by bike.

A New Crossing

Hooray! The long awaited Broadway Pedestrian Overpass bridge is finally open! I have waited over a year for this to get done and it is now a reality!

East side entrance to overpass

Midspan view looking east

No more taking this route to or from work!

Lousy Ride

Rode home from work today. The weather was nice, the skies clear and the road was dry.

It would have been a great ride if I didn't get 3 flats, get held up by a train for a good 10 minutes and I still had a slow leak in the tire I fixed.

Distance: 43.9 mi
Ride Time: 2:33
Average: 17.1 mph
Max: 26.2 mph
Average HR: 148 bpm
Max HR: 181 bpm
Cadence: 83 rpm