About pep

A bike is a bike is a bike, right? Why would you need more than one? I log most of my miles on my sporty carbon diamond-frame road bike (a...

I needed a short, but challenging, ride. [Though some would suggest that 35 miles does not constitute a "short" bike ride.] I pl...

Driving to the start of today's ride, I reflected on the importance of looking far ahead, whether you happen to be piloting a bicycle or...

The top of the hill on Bernal Road is a great vantage point for views across the valley—Mt. Umunhum and the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west...

Today's ride was not too long and not too short, not too steep and not too flat. It was ... just right. A bunch of other cyclists thou...

Dress warmly to enjoy the rolling green vistas along Calaveras Road; the peak months of the rainy season are cold, and the hills block the l...

I never was a tomboy, but I am nonetheless deficient in many traits common to my gender. I seemingly lack the fashionista gene, as well as t...