tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:19:35 +0000commutinggearchallengehabitscommutephotosmanners21failaboutbikesclimbdecisionsridetwitterexcuseskidsmasipannierstimextracycleSan Diegobike lanebike shopsmileagerainshoppingwear your helmet20102013bikecommute #9car-free for a daycargo bikescitycoldhistoryinjurytire pressurewalking"bike lane""kearny villa rd"20112012BrazilChicagoLinksRuffin Rdalmost dooredbellbike rackbikecommute #10bikecommute #11bikecommute #15bikecommute #16-21bikecommute #21bikecommute #22bikecommute #23biketoworkdaybumpsbuscateyecontestcycle chicflowersgroceryhipster dadjerseykarmakearny villa rdmapmyridememoriesmight just be a little too crazymountain bikemr. toadouchpandarackrandomroad debrisrulesrunmetershoesslowstormt-shirtstipstrainingwindworld cuphttp://bike21.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3504128781680521013Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:04:00 +00002013-01-18T22:04:23.870-08:002013challengecoldcommutinghabitsWell...I rode in to work for the second time this year today! That's twice in three weeks. Considering how little I bike commuted in 2012, this is very promising. It helped that I left after 7 am today whereas the last time I tried to get the jump around 6:30 am (more sun!). Also the weather in general was just warmer, too. I doubled up my socks, including some new wool socks I bought, but my http://bike21.blogspot.com/2013/01/it-gets-easier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-5119462478942464189Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +00002013-01-11T06:00:05.813-08:002013coldcommutephotos Greetings, Internet people! It's a new year and I'm trying to get off to a good start. I made my first bike commute of the year last Friday, my first ride since October. Yay! Speaking of that last ride, it did not go so well. This happened: Yep, my pedal broke off. The thread was completely stripped, so it couldn't even be fixed. I had to catch a ride home for me and my bike. This time http://bike21.blogspot.com/2013/01/first-ride-of-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7844268958785712943Tue, 15 May 2012 03:06:00 +00002012-05-17T00:08:00.703-07:00biketoworkdaycommutingBike to Work Day is this Friday May 18 in San Diego (and elsewhere). I am planning to break a long layoff from my bike commute. I will try to hit up a couple of the pit rest stops on my way in. Remember to say thanks to the volunteers! Hope you get out there, whether you ride daily, or if it's your first ride ever, or first of the year (like me).http://bike21.blogspot.com/2012/05/bike-to-work-day-is-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3231034901067508972Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:53:00 +00002012-04-03T21:53:28.880-07:002012excusestwitterIt's like that whole Best of San Diego business was a death knell for both my blogging and bike commuting. I must admit that I'm still a bit confused by it. San Diego Magazine never even notified me of my inclusion in the issue. That's weird, right? If not for Paul from sdurban.com, I would never have known about it. At. All. (so thanks, again, Paul!) Anyway... I haven't biked to work since http://bike21.blogspot.com/2012/04/quick-tip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-5633082470429446741Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-08-05T07:30:02.204-07:00bikeshabitsphotostwitterRecap: 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/follow-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2256947367641596300Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-08-04T07:00:03.470-07:00bikescommutingI 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/mini-bike-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag: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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/real-deal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3856122572994987103Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:52:00 +00002011-08-02T09:32:12.550-07:00bikesSan Diego 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/08/photo-of-day-for-tuesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-4070902214318736897Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:21:00 +00002011-08-05T01:16:54.629-07:00bikesSan DiegoWell, 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/07/best-of-san-diego.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-6133576238166393142Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:01:00 +00002011-06-27T23:01:30.604-07:00bike rackbikeskidsrulesSunday 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/06/rules-of-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7505241794739981250Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:15:00 +00002011-08-01T06:52:15.897-07:00cargo bikescommutingAlmost 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/06/oh-yeah-i-have-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag: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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/04/san-diego-sixty-six-tury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag: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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-ass-will-thank-me-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-4465546726204505368Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:28:00 +00002011-03-10T06:31:15.636-08:002011commutinghabitsIt’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://bike21.blogspot.com/2011/03/back-in-saddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2597545714723023283Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:22:00 +00002010-10-14T22:28:22.974-07:00cargo bikescontesthipster dadYou 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/2011-madsen-cycles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4tag: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 triedhttp://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/random-observations-from-bike-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2014364183221977531Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:28:00 +00002010-10-13T23:28:16.424-07:00climbcommutingdecisionsinjuryEmail 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/back-in-it-sorta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-9196917799617467534Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:09:00 +00002010-10-08T12:09:38.571-07:00commuteexcusesfailinjuryrainThese 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/10/missing-inaction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-3256477259913369721Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:11:00 +00002010-09-14T16:11:09.181-07:00ChicagocityphotosBikes. 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 http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/09/bike-21-in-chicago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)3tag: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 http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-bike-lanes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-8450689135256106843Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:54:00 +00002010-07-28T23:57:53.603-07:00bike lanebuscommutingDarn 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/mr-bus-driver-move-that-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-2008558962388258278Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-07-29T00:01:25.897-07:00car-free for a daychallengetwitterKathleen, 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/car-free-for-day-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-1151089567395280273Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:39:00 +00002010-07-22T18:42:01.365-07:00climbcommutingkarmaJust 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-when-i-thought.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-7953421306318466156Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-07-15T10:00:02.280-07:00cateyecommutegearrunmetertimeOK, 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 http://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/record-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4597781468985562467.post-1162094640321929019Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:54:00 +00002010-07-14T11:57:31.939-07:00bike lanekearny villa rdLooks 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://bike21.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-green-bike-lane-symbol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2