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The day started out with anticipation — this would be my maiden voyage on the new touring bike. What I didn’t know was how quickly I’d be testing the brakes. The night before as I’m drifting off to sleep I remember assembling the front brakes; they had to come off again as I installed the [… Read More]

bikeNewportBeach announced a Pre-Thanksgiving Family Fun Ride from the Newport Pier to the Honda Center starting at 8am on Wednesday November 23rd.

Once a month Elliot Gordon sends out the word — meet at his place in Irvine and this month, we’ll ride Santiago Canyon. I’ve known Elliot about 8 years now, but I lost track of him when he retired about a year ago. We re-connected earlier this year; I didn’t even know he was the [… Read More]

I learned on the Erie Canal ride — I don’t need a morning cup of coffee if I’m gonna hit the pedals for a big ride, so although I was meeting a friend for coffee at Peets, neither one of us actually sampled the wares. My plan? I would do an exercise ride up MacArthur [… Read More]

This was my first group ride, well my first group of 600 anyway. A few hours in, as I begin the long arduous climb up into Santiago Canyon, I’m asking myself why. Part would be peer pressure. Bike Religion’s John Tzinberg was the first to tell me about the OC Gran Fondo; he’s very persuasive. [… Read More]