We did it. A 70 mile bike ride from Vacaville, CA to Napa, CA. It was about 30 miles each way and we decided to extend the ride just a little bit by stopping at the Heretic Brewery in Fairfield. So, the ride is mostly flat heading out to Napa, you get to ride past

31.1 mile with the Davis Bike Club this morning! Overall it was a great ride. I started out pretty anti social, just hanging in the back of the group to get a feel for the ride. Turns out the group took off at the start and left 5 of us hanging in the back. The

Today I tested out RidewithGPS and here’s the track from the morning ride. Cold and windy but otherwise beautiful!!

Thursday is the best day! No lessons after work, so a quick stop at Heretic Brewery in Fairfield is in order! It’s only about a 10 minute bike ride from work and then another hour to get home. Not bad! DELICIOUS! My favorite, the second from the right, Habanero Cousin. It’s a Pale Ale with

That’s it, I am taking the plunge. I am going 100% in and joining a bike club! The Davis Bike Club is just down the street from us and is an awesome group of riders.  I’m going on my first ride this weekend to check them out and see what I think.  They have rides

Well, I guess it’s a starting point.  This is Cantelow Rd, a 14 mile bike ride from my house that has what I later found out is some of the easiest elevation that I will find on my ride in September.  That’s okay, you gotta start somewhere I suppose. I thought ‘clipless’ would make it