It’s hard to make excuses for not doing it, now that winter is largely passed, and Marisa rides with me. :) The only downside is that she then has to ride home by herself. It’s a shame there’s not a decent breakfast joint anywhere near work (Google cafes, being “free”, aren’t open to friends and… Read more
Marisa & I have been riding a little bit, for a few months now. We try to go at least once a week, generally on weekends. Today we rode to Stanford University, and then around the campus. Marisa hadn’t really been there before. It was quite a nice, sunny day, perfect for riding. We happened… Read more
Two weekends back now, I finally got ye ol’ pushbike out for a bit of rotary motion. ’twas my birthday weekend, you see, so I: Since I’m not really at fiscal liberty to splurge on say a new iMac, as last year, given I’m still stubbornly trying to pay off HECS, some decent chocolate was… Read more
I was surprised to find the weather today wasn’t half bad; it’s been crappy and raining for a few days – which reminded me very nostalgically of Melbourne, with how quickly we went from summer to winter, and furthermore the daily pattern of rain in the mornings and sunny afternoons. Still not a huge amount… Read more
I rode to work yesterday. It was surprisingly warm in the morning. It didn’t kill me, evidently, though today my knees were ever so slightly tending towards jelly. It’s somewhat ‘interesting’ riding back at night… bike lights don’t really do much to actually illuminate your path – they’re really just for safety, I reckon –… Read more
I haven’t been up to much the last few weeks… working away as usual, going to the gym when I can, seeing movies here and there, the usual. The last three Sundays though I have gone for a ride, up into the hills. As expected it’s a relaxing and scenic area, and the ride while… Read more
It’s been nine days short of a year since I wrote in this category, ‘Riding’. Only because I forgot I had it…. that and I tend to mention my cycling off hand inbetween other things, usually Ramblings. Anyway… so weekend before last I did the Steven’s Canyon Road ride as per usual. And I felt… Read more