Who’s IN? Up to 200 riders show up for a ride that traverses multiple pop-up venues where new live music can be heard;  all for free.  Rath organizes a monthly concert series that you can only attend by bicycle.  The route covers 15-20 miles at a pace that leaves no-one behind.  According to, Margaret Wappler, [...]

Doug Jenen (Mike’s brother) posts Mike’s recovery progress on CaringBridge.org: ( 3-29-11) Good Morning ! Mike continues to amaze his medical staff and family with tremendous progress. I just spent some time with Mike while he had his physical therapy. He’s still sedated yet responds to simple commands to open his eyes, move appendages etc. [...]

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Los Angeles: Bicyclist’s Anti-Harassment Ordinance. A new ordinance heading for a vote soon by the Los Angeles City Council would make it easier for cyclists to sue aggressive drivers. Read the details (in a pdf) about the planned ordinance HERE. Search Google: You’ll find more to read on the topic than time. Blah.Blah.Freddie’s Position:  Make [...]

The Long Beach Press Telegram featured Mark’s Memorial service. The rider with his head down is Mark’s bother Grant. The caption under the photograph was copied from the Press Telegram article. window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async = true; e.src = [...]

Doug Jenen (Mike’s brother) posts Mike’s recovery progress on CaringBridge.org: ( 3-24-11) Buenos Dias, I’m beginning to feel rather repetitive, yet grateful that I can report healing progress and good news. Mike had a good night and is looking better everyday as swelling decreases. It’s amazing how he is healing. No fever, he’s very stable, [...]

Mark Bixby: A tragic accident took Mark’s life today. His energy:  limitless His optimism:  unwavering His enthusiasm to learn: boundless His bandwidth: unrivaled It was an honor to be your friend. We loved you dearly. We will miss you deeply. Everyone pray for Mike Jensen’s recovery. Please accept my sincere apologies if you hadn’t yet [...]

Oakley Jawbone.  Nice. For the first time in 35 years I’ve worn a pair of glasses on the ride I didn’t have to take off.  Every single pair of glasses I’ve ever worn has bugged me.  The single most annoying thing about glasses is the top of the frame;  it’s the only thing I see [...]

My training journal tells me I rode over 1500 miles in 2010 doing short errands by bicycle.  According to the League of American Cyclists: There are more people riding bikes than ever. Yet half of all U.S. trips are three miles or less, and more than 90 percent are made by car. The National Bike [...]

The work of photographer Timm Kölln is worth the effort of a click to visit. Mr. Kölln has also produced a very cool book that would grace any cyclist’s coffee table: The Peloton.  Here’s an example from page 4 of  the The Peloton – Robbie McEwen. As you can see, the photos are in the [...]