Uneasy Rhetoric

I was fortunate today to be working where I work. I strolled out onto Capital mall and waited for the cyclists to go by (sorry Maya, that’s where I was going, not for coffee). Waited 15 minutes for 30 seconds of fun, but oh what fun. I’ve never seen a live bike [...]

As the Amgen tour gets ready to roll through Sacramento (or at least the tiny part of it between the Tower Bridge and Capitol Mall), attention turns to bicycling. According to yesterday’s Bee, Sacramento ranks sixth among large cities in percentage of trips by bicycle. At 1.9 percent, Sacramento has a skosh over [...]

You already know what this is about. Floyd Landis’ situation brings up two questions that are worth exploring. First, what’s the big deal about doping anyway, and second, is this really negatively affecting the sport of cycling or sports in general?
I admit, there’s a secret, very small, libertarian streak in me that thinks [...]

But only because it’s located in a quaint shack next to the Brickhouse Gallery in Oak Park, and it was 97 degrees outside. I took some time this afternoon to check out the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen’s grand opening fête.
It sounds like the goal is to make the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen a kind of co-op [...]

To atone for my less-than-stellar showing during bicycle commute month ( rode 94 of a pledged 100 miles, and most of those miles were on two consecutive weekend pleasure rides), I am determined to commute by bike every day this week. Having made this decision, and told others about it, I am struck by [...]