Updates! All the updates!

First, I cannot believe I haven't updated since June. I swear I'm not dead. How would I be writing this if I was. But secondly, the reason I haven't been updating is because I had a summer's worth of excellent riding that completely distracted me from posting on the regular. I just didn't have time....

Weekend Ride Recap

The feature image on this post is my first proper bike: my Virtue 7. Virtue is a brand of bike made in San Diego. Super comfortable; just a really great all around bike for, well, getting around. Saturday was my first bike ride in about two weeks. We decided to ride up through Belmont Shore...

Strava: You’re your best motivator

Anyone else get super excited about PR? I'm still early in my "road cycling life" so I tend to see a lot of them on new rides, but damn if a PR isn't the greatest thing to see at the end of a ride. What's even better, though, is breaking into the top ten on...

First Organized Group Ride!

On Saturday I went on my first organized group ride with our local bicycle shop, The Bicycle Stand. They sell new and used bikes, but specialize in vintage restorations. So as you can imagine, the local rides tend to attract some spiffy steel bikes. I rolled up on my Giant TCR Advanced 2 which looked super...

My first race: Amgen Tour of California, Stage 7

I have absolutely never been to a professional cycling race. I didn't really know what to expect, but can I just take this time to say... it was absolutely awesome! We got there almost two hours before the racers were expect to reach the finish line because it was A) Southern California, on a beautiful...

Girl Meets Bicycle

I've had a bike that I've ridden on a regular basis for over three years. It's a sweet little Virtue 7, shiny black with a rear rack suitable for last minute runs to the store for mimosa fixings. I named her Gertrude. She's a good bike that has faithfully transported me to Belmont Shore for...