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Just About The Stupidest Bike Ride I Ever Did And Lived To Tell About It

by Willadventure, biking 01/05/200901/06/2009Comments are Disabled

Note: I’d written this to completion December 28, but an inopportune FAIL of WordPress’ draft-save function left only the first few paragraphs saved and the rest unrecoverable after I clicked “publish.” In the frustrating aftermath I’ve spent the last week grousing and harumphing miserably at all that had been lost, waffling between junking the saved …

I Do Hereby Resolve To: Bike Every Day

by Willbiking, Defining Moments, timelapse 01/01/200901/02/2009Comments are Disabled

So in terms of resolvolutions for the new year, in regards to my bicyclingz I’ve decided not to peg a 2009 finish line to any specific number. Instead, my goal for the new year is simply to Bike Every Day — whether it’s one mile or 100 — and see how far it takes me …

Six Thousand Six Hundred and Six Point One Six Miles

by Willbiking, milestones 12/30/200812/31/2008Comments are Disabled

That’s where my virtual bike odometer and I will end up for the year when I complete my planned 46-mile roundtrip bike commute tomorrow afternoon. A huge part of that achievement was the fact that of 257 work days in 2008, I biked 197 of them — an achievement in and of itself. But 6,606.16. …

One Toy Solja Rides Away…

by Willadventure, biking, gatherings, seasonal 12/14/200812/14/2008Comments are Disabled

When I made a quick stop in the costume/party shop on my way in to work Friday morning, I was really just hoping to find an extra large-sized santa hat that would fit over my helmet. There was one that would have almost worked and it was $19, then the sales dood said he had …

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The Sad Saga Of Fixie Hipster Dood

by Willbiking, idiots 12/10/200812/11/2008Comments are Disabled

It’s becoming increasingly clear that it is on the days when I don’t have my handlebar cam attached and engaged: shit happens. Back in September when my cam’s battery had failed: I rode into the back of a double-parked car.

Timelapse: Newport Beach to Santa Ana; Union Station To Home

by Willbiking 12/07/200812/07/2008Comments are Disabled

For the return portion of my car-free trip to and from Newport Beach I set out from the Hyatt by Newport’s back bay, crossed over to Balboa Island to catch the ferry to the Balboa Peninsula where I pedaled the bikeway north , eventually ending up on PCH to get to the Santa Ana River …

Coming Home

by Willadventure, biking, travel 12/07/200812/07/2008Comments are Disabled

There was a moment there in the Santa Ana train station yesterday afternoon coming back along the return-half of my car-free roundtrip to/from Newport Beach when I thought I’d just committed an epic fail to rival the one Thursday, albeit this one aided by inattentive conductors. The 23-mile bike ride up from Newport couldn’t have …