tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:33:26 +0000bikescargo bikesrulesxtracyclecommutechallengebikecommute #10might just be a little too crazyclimbcar-free for a daybikecommute #22tire pressure2011mileagekarmamr. toadexcusesshoppingjerseyaboutphotosgear21pandamapmyridebikecommute #16-21San Diegopanniersmemoriesbikecommute #21ouchrackChicagotipsworld cupstormmasiLinksmountain bikekearny villa rdgrocerycycle chic"kearny villa rd"buswindtrainingkidsshoesroad debriscontestwalkingslowrandomalmost dooredinjury2010bikecommute #15runmeterbike shopsdecisions"bike lane"Ruffin Rdmannerscateyetimewear your helmetrainbike lanebikecommute #23citybikecommute #11bikecommute #9twitterBrazilhipster dadhistorybumpsridebike rackhabitsflowersfailbellcommutingt-shirtshttp://bike21.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Juan)Blogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-5633082470429446741Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-08-05T07:30:02.204-07:00habitstwitterphotosbikesRecap: I began the week by finding out this very blog had been listed among the Best of San Diego 2011 according to San Diego Magazine. They deemed Bike 21 as Best Cycling Porn, which is crazy, and I pledged to 1) post a new photo each day this week, and 2) propose other deserving sources of cycling-related visual media. Finally the week has finished, so I figured I wouldhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/wDSUN9DqlVs/follow-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/wDSUN9DqlVs" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/follow-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2256947367641596300Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-08-04T07:00:03.470-07:00commutingbikesI had to bring our van in for service on Wednesday. As I've taken to doing in the past year when I get a car serviced, I bring my bike along and ride in to work. The auto shop is very close to my office. It is roughly 1.5 miles and only takes 6-7 minutes. I've been to the dealership nearby in the past and used the free shuttle. One time it took almost an hour for me to get dropped off, between http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/q11rom4Arz0/mini-bike-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/q11rom4Arz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/mini-bike-commute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2115009664060110229Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-08-05T01:20:15.647-07:00LinksIt's pretty cool how much traffic the blog has gotten the past few days. I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't point you toward some real top notch "cycling p0rn," though. I can start off by still keeping it local to the San Diego scene, but with perhaps some of the best bike photos you will find anywhere: Velo Cult Bike Shop. Their blog is tops, but you'll want to check out the online "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/aM0gfXuKh9k/real-deal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/aM0gfXuKh9k" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/real-deal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3856122572994987103Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:52:00 +00002011-08-02T09:32:12.550-07:00San Diegobikes Black Mountain Ranch sunset, originally uploaded by JuanRoman.Here's a faux-HDR shot taken from my iPhone last night as the sun was setting. The colors in the sky are slightly exaggerated, but true.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/ujTEy1NP3ME/photo-of-day-for-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/ujTEy1NP3ME" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/photo-of-day-for-tuesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-4070902214318736897Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:21:00 +00002011-08-05T01:16:54.629-07:00San DiegobikesWell, well...if you are visiting my blog for the very first time after seeing the mention in San Diego Magazine, welcome! I think there's been a mistake. Or someone is messing with me. In case you missed it, the August issue of the aforementioned San Diego Magazine (and this is a reputable magazine, mind you) has listed this very blog among its Best of San Diego highlights for the month. And http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/aNjQIS3xhTk/best-of-san-diego.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/aNjQIS3xhTk" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-of-san-diego.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-6133576238166393142Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:01:00 +00002011-06-27T23:01:30.604-07:00rulesbike rackkidsbikesSunday afternoon the kids rode their bikes to the park. I explained to them that bikes really belonged on the road (even though it was OK for kids to ride on the sidewalk) so they wanted to give it a shot. This was my first primer with them on the rules of the road: stay to the right, stop at the stop signs, and a brief introduction to hand signals for turning. Other than cross-traffic at the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/CjAb2GODxGQ/rules-of-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/CjAb2GODxGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/06/rules-of-road.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7505241794739981250Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:15:00 +00002011-08-01T06:52:15.897-07:00commutingcargo bikesAlmost forgot again that I have a blog. I had drafted a post back in May, but I never finished it, so it won't see the light of day. Basically it was a reminder that May was National Bike Month, including Bike to Work Day. I hope you celebrated appropriately. I bike commuted on Bike to Work Day. There were more people out on their bikes that morning, which is always a treat. I followed this guyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/DTuu7o9UW2k/oh-yeah-i-have-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/DTuu7o9UW2k" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/06/oh-yeah-i-have-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-5621939486558931843Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:57:00 +00002011-04-15T05:57:48.574-07:00rideI have signed up for my first organized long distance bike ride, the San Diego Century, on May 21. I would like to complete an actual century this year, but this event is not going to be the time. I will be riding the 66-mile route. The full 103-mile route has got some climbing that I doubt that I can prepare for in a little over a month. Other than my sporadic 30 mile round trip bike commutes, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/MluQtgonnQA/san-diego-sixty-six-tury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/MluQtgonnQA" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/04/san-diego-sixty-six-tury.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7246675582170830733Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:15:00 +00002011-04-08T07:15:01.657-07:00gearI decided to join the ranks of Brooks England aficionados and recently purchased a B-17 leather saddle for my bike. The stock saddle on my bike is fairly narrow, about 145 mm, and more suited to sportier riding. The Brooks is 175 mm wide and is considered by many de rigueur for commuting, touring, and other such riding. I'm hoping the change will be of long term benefit. I also like the classic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/alJjsdK35jw/my-ass-will-thank-me-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/alJjsdK35jw" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-ass-will-thank-me-later.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-4465546726204505368Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:28:00 +00002011-03-10T06:31:15.636-08:00commuting2011habitsIt’s been awhile since my last post (whoa, first since October and first of 2011!). Much of that has to do with me not making my bike commute on a regular basis pretty much since September. I definitely had no rides after the fall time change. I have a few bike commutes under my belt in 2011, but it's been a slow start. As I think I have mentioned before, I haven’t been keen on riding home in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/8vpazNz7KiQ/back-in-saddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/8vpazNz7KiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/03/back-in-saddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2597545714723023283Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:22:00 +00002010-10-14T22:28:22.974-07:00contesthipster dadcargo bikesYou can pretty much ignore this post. I am participating in the MADSEN Cycles link contest, whereby I can win one of these cool cargo bikes you see below. I probably would look more pimp than this guy even. Because you know he looks cool in that hipster dad sorta way. I know, I know, you're saying to yourself, Juan, you are already as cool or cooler than this poseur. Yes, but I don't have a cargohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/rUJYCzaNSP8/2011-madsen-cycles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/rUJYCzaNSP8" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/2011-madsen-cycles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-6205733701368735750Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:03:00 +00002010-10-14T01:03:36.791-07:00randomI had originally planned to just post some random observations from today's bike commute. Here they are. I had to maneuver around two vehicles parked/stopped in the bike lane. One going downhill. Not cool. I saw a dead possum roadkill. Oh, I smelled it, too. Yuck. I saw a lady with a scarf on a scooter. She did not look this cute. I saw an old Toyota Corolla GT-S. Hachi Roku! I tried to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/29wZjavX9uc/random-observations-from-bike-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/29wZjavX9uc" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/random-observations-from-bike-commute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2014364183221977531Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:28:00 +00002010-10-13T23:28:16.424-07:00commutingdecisionsinjuryclimbEmail exchange with my wife today went something like this:Her: Lunch?Me: I biked in, so you'd have to pick me upHer: Nevermind...time constraints. PS - Let me know if I need to pick you up [meaning after work]Of course I declined...So as you might have guessed, I resumed my bike commute today. Last time I rode to work was August 27, and I explained what happened in my last post. I briefly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/74Dub1dL3M0/back-in-it-sorta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/74Dub1dL3M0" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/back-in-it-sorta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-9196917799617467534Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:09:00 +00002010-10-08T12:09:38.571-07:00commuteexcusesfailraininjuryThese two words certainly describe both this blog and my bike commuting as of late. If you're curious I'll offer up a brief explanation. In August we spent both a week in Chicago and a week in Lake Tahoe. My bike came with to Tahoe and I rode it only a little (I'll get around to finishing that post eventually).Upon returning to non-vacation mode I rode to work the very next Friday. I ended up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/ZHBfPg79dQM/missing-inaction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/ZHBfPg79dQM" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/missing-inaction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3256477259913369721Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:11:00 +00002010-09-14T16:11:09.181-07:00ChicagophotoscityBikes. Bikes. Bikes. Old bikes. New bikes. Steel bikes. Teal bikes. Bikes with racks. Bikes with sacks. Bikes pulling kids with snacks. Bikes with fenders. Bikes as lenders. Bikes. Bikes. Bikes.  Bench mural at the Chicago Children's Museum For the second summer in a row, we took the family out to Chicago. During our trip last year we only spent half the time in the downtown area and I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/yNdhcbXh-40/bike-21-in-chicago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/yNdhcbXh-40" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/09/bike-21-in-chicago.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-965425277296355156Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:40:00 +00002010-08-27T16:40:38.240-07:00bike laneRuffin RdSan DiegoSo I was driving around today and noticed these dashed white lines on the side of Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa (Sorry, no pics!). It didn't take me long to figure that Ruffin Road (between Kearny Villa Rd & Aero Drive) is being prepared for new bike lanes. View Larger Map Preliminary bike lane striping is down and I noticed in some areas around Balboa Ave that the motor vehicle lanes are being http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/SWur_SS4cSw/more-bike-lanes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/SWur_SS4cSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-bike-lanes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-8450689135256106843Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:54:00 +00002010-07-28T23:57:53.603-07:00commutingbusbike laneDarn buses kept getting in my way on the bike commute home. At one point I managed to catch the confluence of, I think, 3 buses on part of my route. They insisted on taking turns getting in front of me and letting passengers off. Of course when a bus pulls over it completely blocks the bike lane. The evening rush hour traffic was heavy enough that it precluded me from even thinking about taking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/BUXOJahPcdM/mr-bus-driver-move-that-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/BUXOJahPcdM" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/mr-bus-driver-move-that-bus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2008558962388258278Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-07-29T00:01:25.897-07:00challengecar-free for a daytwitterKathleen, who blogs as TechnoEarthMama, put out a call last week for people to sign up for her Car-Free for a Day Challenge. For anyone who committed to one car-free day this week she would match by going car-free herself. She's well underway. Check her site for her progress. Since I just started doing my once weekly bike commute car-free, she said to go ahead and sign up. So sign up I did. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/TT0l9DPoDFM/car-free-for-day-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/TT0l9DPoDFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/car-free-for-day-challenge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-1151089567395280273Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:39:00 +00002010-07-22T18:42:01.365-07:00commutingkarmaclimbJust when I thought I was getting stronger on hills, a guy passes me on the last climb on my way home like I was standing still. I know it's all relative. He was on a nice titanium Moots bike and here's me on my 25 lb steel cross-muter with a backpack to boot. Oh well. I was happy to ride past a long backup of cars that had spilled over to the side streets because of heavy traffic on the freeway http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/1qnVFdKjzjw/just-when-i-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/1qnVFdKjzjw" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-when-i-thought.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7953421306318466156Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-07-15T10:00:02.280-07:00commutegeartimecateyerunmeterOK, yesterday (Wednesday July 14) was only the third day doing my round-trip bike commute from home. As I mentioned before I was excited to find I could do the one-way ride in just over an hour. Since this is barely more time than the drive & bike routine was taking, it was more than enough justification to just ride all the way. The weather was warm and I was feeling good. I made it in just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/X-cgb9ZIhjc/record-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/X-cgb9ZIhjc" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/record-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-1162094640321929019Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:54:00 +00002010-07-14T11:57:31.939-07:00kearny villa rdbike laneLooks like the City just painted these on the new bike lane pavement. They had previously marked the lanes "bike symbol green" so I was wondering exactly what it would be. Curiously in places that were previously marked "bike legend" they put down the same markings in white paint on the bare pavement. I was expecting to see the words "BIKE LANE."I wonder if the green is going to be a new standard?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/HUWxyhkGDLA/new-green-bike-lane-symbol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/HUWxyhkGDLA" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-green-bike-lane-symbol.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2858496896288702124Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-07-13T17:00:03.273-07:00commutecar-free for a daydecisionstimeI had a great opportunity for an extra bike commute since my wife had days off on both ends of the July 4 weekend. Since I didn't have to deal with getting kids ready, I decided to get out early and take another shot at riding to work the full distance from home. Totally car-free. Up to this point, I had cycled from home on two previous occasions. The first was one of my first bike commutes everhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/UhVLfT8VB7I/car-free-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/UhVLfT8VB7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/car-free-commute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2639476703184438558Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:39:00 +00002010-07-06T17:04:36.299-07:00gearjerseyBrazilworld cupI played soccer beginning in the 2nd grade and played 4 years of varsity high school "futbol." I never did, however, become much of a fan of pro or World Cup futbol. Nevertheless I was sporting my yellow #9 Ronaldo Brasil jersey for my Wednesday weekly bike commute. My parents got it for me when they vacationed in Brasil a few years ago. It actually is pretty good as a cycling jersey since it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/bKcmjpeb9No/world-cup-fever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/bKcmjpeb9No" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/world-cup-fever.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3937832270873614862Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:02:00 +00002010-06-26T01:02:42.952-07:00For anyone interested, I've got some tidbits to share about the Kearny Villa Rd bike lane repaving... I was back on schedule with the bike commute this past Wednesday. It was my first day riding on the newly paved bike lane. What a difference! The repaving begins south of Miramar Rd, right where Kearny Villa Rd starts to straighten out. The southbound side from here to Miramar Way was by far http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/2TkLF7JZWz4/more-on-kearny-villa-bike-lane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/2TkLF7JZWz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-on-kearny-villa-bike-lane.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-937644405253588615Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:19:00 +00002010-06-18T01:19:26.067-07:00"kearny villa rd""bike lane"I was out of town this week on vacation and thus missed my bike commute. I did ride last week and there was no indication at the time of the work that would come to pass, though the City had stated previously that the bike lane on Kearny Villa Road was to be repaved in June. I was pleased to see this post in Bike San Diego about the freshly repaved bike lane. From the looks of things, it appears http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Bike21blog/~3/BiQjTRI6KDc/bike-lane-repaved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Juan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bike21blog/~4/BiQjTRI6KDc" height="1" width="1"/>http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/06/bike-lane-repaved.html