About pep

When I spied some birds hunting in the shallows, of course I had to stop. The light reflected off the glistening mud flats might look like ...

I'd gone to sleep last night nearly certain that our Thursday morning bike ride was not likely to happen. A big storm (“ bomb cyclone ”)...

Some months ago, my chief biking buddy observed that it had been a long time since we'd biked up Old Santa Cruz Highway. I noted that th...

Foxy's Fall Century is a popular one-day bike event that I'd never done, and this year my chief biking buddy and I signed up. Rides ...

With breakfast done and luggage handed off, I managed to get rolling about 15 minutes earlier today. On my own, again. We'd been caution...

The organizers have a check-in protocol to assure that no one is left behind; I wasn't the last one to roll out, but I should have gotte...

Late last year, browsing the website of one of the bicycle clubs in our region, I read an article about a multi-day cycling event that has b...

Destination: Lick Observatory. Having committed to do a multi-day tour (which is fast approaching), I've been upping my mileage (and hil...

I've seen this movie before. Long-time homeowner sells; new owner moves in and suddenly notices the mature tree(s) on the property. Tree...

My first trip to the top of Mt. Hamilton by bicycle was in October, 2003 (on a recumbent tandem), followed by a repeat in 2004. My first sol...

It's been ... a while. I joined a club ride today, and one of the stronger riders captured a photo of me coming up a hill (trailed by a ...

There were two ways to get a look at the recently-burned section of Almaden Quicksilver Park from Hicks Road. I chose the route less travele...

“Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades.” [Advice attributed to champion cyclist Eddy Merckx .] But maybe there's a limit to that? An ag...

This is why I ride. We're having another heat wave—topping out at 104°F in my neighborhood, this afternoon. Which is why I was determin...

Now that's a serious nail. When I spotted it, I chose walking over pedaling, so I could pick it up. (On yesterday's ride I collected...

This is how I will remember Keith. My friends were stunned that day when Keith shared his age (less than a month shy of 94). He came out for...

One of the advantages of cycling with a bike club was learning about lots of interesting places to ride (and more motivation to ride them). ...