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Fall days are often among the hottest in the Bay Area—like today, when local thermometers were approaching the 90F degree mark. Not an ideal...

Not every ride has to be epic. There is a certain charm to a short local ride ... a charm that includes sleeping in and biking to the start ...

To celebrate a recent successful product launch, our organization rewarded the team with a little getaway. Engineers love to play, so this...

It seemed easy enough: three hillclimbs, all rated level three (least hilly, in our club's vernacular). By the time we were done, I ha...

With another wave of heat forecast to smother the Bay Area, a shorter (and shady) route was in order. After a refreshing climb through the r...

The first couple of times I did this ride, the Best Buddies Hearst Castle Challenge , I was itching for a faster start. We were paced out at...

I haven't pedaled to the summit of Mt. Diablo in a while. It's a tall ask, that last 235 meters. Over about 0.15 of a mile, the road...