From the website:  Good.is Mark Malkoff, “amateur daredevil” and “comedian,” decided to race a New York City bus on a Big Wheel bike for a mile down 42nd street to make a point about public transportation being slow. It looks dangerous. Christopher DeMorro at Gas2.0 says the video shows that “You’re better off riding a [...]

LA Metro to cIcLAviA? This ain’t Paris.Roubaix Toto. It was huge! The turnout for the second L.A. CicLAvia was big.   Everyone said it was much bigger than last year. The journey to the event, to use Charlie Gandy (Long Beach Mobility Coordinator) vernacular “was a multi-modal trek” : Bike from home to the LA Metro [...]

Los Angeles’ second CicLAvia will be Sunday April 10th 2011 from 10am-3pm. Los Angeles closes a number of streets so crowds of riders can pedal their bikes around the city free of car traffic. For more information visit the CicLAvia Wedsite. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var [...]

All aboard.  Amtrak to Freddiego Sunday for the custom Bicycle Show: 11:00am to 4:00 Where: Golden Hall at the Freddiego Concourse at 3rd Avenue and B Street. One Day Ticket: $15.00 The show was featured in the L.A. Times Thursday (Calendar section).  The show is open to the public all four days.  Brian Baylis (Baylis [...]

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4 Tablespoons 80-grams 84-grams The Sergeant (Frank Schroeder) likes to put Maple Syrup in his water bottle: about 4 tablespoons. So it got me wondering: Maple Syrup or Honey? Let the numbers tell the story: There’s much more potassium in maple syrup but less calories and less sugar. 12 tablespoons (240 grams, 3/4 cup)  of [...]

The ol’Food.Park Ride: Every sábado from the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Irvine, the ride departs @ 8:30. Long Beach notables meet at PCH & Warner (Jack n’Box) and depart at 7:15 to arrive at the Coffee Bean in time for coffee and pastries before the ride starts.  Click the link to the map [...]

Not a single Freddie took me up on the invitation to be a part of this epic bike/music event.  The kids and I packed the bikes, drove to the west side and joined in the event.  The ride started at Media Park in Culver City on Venice Blvd. TheFmly.com‘s monthly ride was an experience to [...]

Progress proceeds steadily one day at a time.  It can be exhilarating. Mike’s recovery progress from CaringBridge.org: ( 4-1-11) What an incredible relief and blessing it is to see Mike’s dramatic awakening over the past 21 hours since having the respirator tube removed !!!! The Nursing Staff has been delighted to meet Mike now that [...]

You’re gonna see that smile again sooner than you think! Mike’s recovery progress from CaringBridge.org: ( 3-30-11) Mike is climbing up the long hill out of sedation and towards recovery. His medical staff are keeping him comfortable yet alert enough to be responsive to simple commands, while balancing the sedation and pain management meds. He [...]