Bollards, oh bollocks!
bollard: (n) a pole or structure erected to direct traffic or obstruct access to certain road users (cars). bollocks: (n) literal meaning: testicles. common use: an expletive uttered after a misfortune. One of my coaching clients recently crashed his bike and suffered some pretty serious injuries. He was commuting to work on the SF Bay Trail as part of a group ride. The route was detoured to a narrow section of trail with a bollard at the entrance. He didn’t […]
Getting there by bike
I’ve long been a bike commuter. it began with my desire to get more training time in way back in the winter/spring of 2000. I was training for my first California AIDS Ride and felt that my weekend long rides + weekday spin classes just weren’t doing it for me. at the time I was working in San Francisco and living in San Mateo. each way, the commute was about 22 miles. interestingly enough, I found that the total time […]
