I'm not training as much, but November's cold weather is giving me a chance to play around with my anti-weather options. more »

Naturally, it's hard to take on a 545 mile bicycle trip without something to ride, so I thought I'd take a minute to familiarize you with the bike I'll be riding.  Below are some pictures of my 12-speed 1983 Raleigh Competition lugged-steel frame, made i… more »

I've long avoided "personal" blogging, but with my decision to join this year's AIDS/LifeCycle ride, "personal" and "political" are now harder to distinguish. Briefly: the AIDS/LifeCycle ride is an annual bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles… more »