In the morning, Freida and I went for a ride. She agreed to go through all the steps for a box turn while I took lots of pictures for the next Better on Bikes class. Thanks Freida!
Then I picked up two bikes in Carmichael that were donated to SABA’s Bike Match program
followed by picking up Sophia, Avery, and Carson, going to Starbucks, followed by Avery’s soccer practice.
Meanwhile,
It was a bit chilly on Sunday morning, nevertheless 8 participants in Better on Bikes came out for Office Hours. We did a few bike drills and went for a ride around Fisherman’s Lake – 2.75 miles. Those who wanted a few more miles went an second time with an extension to El Centro Rd.
This Saturday morning, it was at Four Seasons Westshore. Three mechanics pulling (225-pound) trailers with all the equipment you see in the following pictures. They rode about 3 miles on Del Paso Rd with a climb over I-5 (on/off ramps require vigilance and caution).
Tuesday @ 5:30. One thing to figure out when you Zoom is your background: what’s best for your audience? That blue pleated blind turned out to be perfect plus turning on every available overhead light.
Part of Better on Bikes is an optional informal meeting on Sunday afternoon. About 10 people came today. I checked helmet and bike fits, answered questions, and lead a 1.4-mile ride around the block.
Because of this year’s fires and unhealthy air quality, the Breathe Bike Trek was postponed twice. Today it finally happened. There was the option to ride independently in your local area – which is what I did. I was part of the team from Jibe … they met at 7:30 am in the Granite Bay area to start the ride (a 45-minute drive from my house). I slept in and started at 9:30 – smile – from just outside my garage.
My first stop was at Heritage Park where Bike Doc was happening.
Rest stop:
19 miles strong!
Tonight was the first Better on Bikes class. On Zoom, moderated by William at Jibe – thank goodness! He handled everyone’s technical issues, 25 participants with most of them from Four Seasons Westshore. The clock in the background helped me stick to the time checks. Everything went really well – whew! I’ve been working a lot on this project and was a bit nervous leading up to 5:30.
At Ft Sutter Park.
Followed by a great lunch at Tres Hermanas.
LOL – I think this blog post can reasonably be considered a vanity project. Leaving Four Seasons Westshore:
Arena Blvd
Macon Dr
Club Center Dr
North Park Dr
Natomas Blvd
See what happens when you’re almost famous … it’s gone straight to my head. It was a very good 15-mile bike ride also.
This week, Bike Doc was at Four Seasons Westshore and I got to interact a little bit with neighbors.
The mechanics worked until after dark, then two of them had to ride bikes towing the big heavy trailers filled with supplies back to the Jibe office (with one climb on Del Paso Rd over I-5).
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