Remembering the commuter cautions

8/09/2013

As I am full swing into commuting to work I am again reminded of a few good pointers when I come across cyclists or walkers on the bike trails:
- Don't wear earphones in both ears. You will not hear me warning you that I am coming and you will be startled as I go by.
- When it is dark out, wear lights or reflectors. I can't see you with my lights until I get very close if you do not have reflectors.

Good for all of us to remember.  Be safe out there.

Paul

In July I was feeling good and getting more base miles to supplement my commuting to work. The National Bike Challenge has been a good way to keep me motivated to ride more. July also brought a great trip to Colorado where I was able to ride from 8000ft up to 12000ft elevation.  I feel I am in better shape now and ready to keep up the longer rides.

Looking forward to the warm August weather to ride  :)

Paul

In June I had a chance to do some riding near Ford Park here in Allen.  I enjoyed seeing the sharrows on Park Place in Allen as I was riding home at 9pm at night.  I feel safer with those signs showing I do belong out there on my bike.

Get out and enjoy the sharrows around town on your bike.

Paul

Yes, more old stuff to catch up.  The progression with my riding has been slower than I thought.  In June I tried the Frisco Cycling club north ride and got beaten up pretty bad.  I needed to get more base miles and high intensity riding in.  By the end of June I tried the criterium rides at Craig's Ranch.  The first week I got dropped really quick.  The second week I got dropped as well but then entered the second race to get more of a beating.  It was a great way to get high intensity training back. The neck is doing fine!

Enjoy the ride.

Paul

It is already August and I have some catching up to do on my cycling progress.

In May I started the riding to work as soon as I was cleared and that has been going good. I had good rides so far and it was not until late July that I had any issue with any cars.  Things are going pretty well between the cars and bikes out there as far as I can tell.

Ride on!

Paul

Back in the saddle...and Ouch!

5/10/2013

I am trying to work back in to the higher mileages of last year but I think it will take some time. I was feeling great until mile 5 when I started noticing the saddle that I have not been riding on for 2 months. Ouch on that thing! I had to press on and found some great areas past Erwin Park with some dirt roads that were tree covered and very nice and quiet. That helped break up the thought of riding and by the time I got back home I had a 40mile ride as a first for this year. That will be a good base to work off of and get some more in each week hopefully.

Enjoy the Ride!

Paul 

Bike to Anywhere Day

5/5/2013

May is starting out to be a great month. May 1st I was cleared to ease into my bike riding again. I rode to work Friday and it felt great! Nice to see the sharrows again from aboard my bike.

May 17th is bike to work day so start getting ready for that and make sure to ride to work on the 17th..

Also, the National Bike Challenge kicked off this month (nationalbikechallenge.org ) so start earning points on that bike!

And today will be my first day on the road bike; my bike to anywhere day (anywhere my saddle says it is okay to go).

Hope to see you out there on your bike soon.

Paul