101 Underpass

Not even sure last time it rained but I saw an inch or two of water yesterday afternoon, plus some mud/goo.

Week of Big Bike

Going to try commuting on the awesome Workcycles Secret Service to ad a little variety this week.

Just hanging around

Stayed dry thanks to my Clever Hood raincape, wondering if this is our last rainstorm of the season.

errandonnee 2018: social call

Took the bike 3 miles to train and then walked to a social coffee visit with colleagues from out of town. Observed how extra green the hills are and how nice the south wind was when I was headed north (in contrast to last night when south wind was in my face!)

I Fancify My Site

Imported old posts from my everydaysanjose.blogspot.com days to here where I will continue my intermittent blogging about carrying coffee and other things by bike and expand to other topics such as carrying coffee by hand. I should put a quote here but I bet it will seem pretentious – Eric Zaiser

Rainy Week and First Flat Tire of 2018

I don’t really mind the rain. Strong wind + rain I could do without. The one downside to rain, especially around here, it that it tends to wash debris around and make it hard to dodge things like my pointy friend here: A perfectly-pointy rock or piece of chipped metal that lay in wait in […]

Bay Area Bicycle Cafes?

Interested in visiting bicycle cafes–defined broadly as shops that are for bike sale (or repair or event) + some sort of food or drink. Visited: I’ve been to Cyclismo in Redwood City. It’s awesome, totally worth the trip. Wanted to try going by Caltrain but the day we went we had some car-centric events planned so […]

How Do I Bike to and From SJC Airport?

This post may be relevant to an audience of one–myself–but I’m posting in case it’s helpful to anyone else. I’ve biked to the airport but I don’t go there frequently enough to consistently remember where the access point to the Guadalupe River trail is, so here are my notes. SJC’s website mentions bicycle and pedestrian […]

DIY E-Brompton

Last fall, I went shopping for e-bikes after getting sick of bike+train. Given the upfront investment I wanted to find a way to test my commute and day-to-day riding without buying an e-bike first. I tested a large swath of my commute on test rides and test-rode numerous nice ebikes but needed a longer term […]

FAQ: Oh no, what if I get a flat tire on my cargo bike?

If you’re me, you’ve been secretly worried that you’ll get a flat tire on your cargo bike. I’ve taken the kr8 1000+ miles with no problems until today. It’s right to be ready since flats are inevitable but worrying is overrated. I was worried it will happen when I was out without my tools. It did […]