Monthly Archives: April 2013

Time stands still

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This is what I get to look forward to, twice a week. It never gets old. Unlike me. Maybe that’s what makes it so special. Time stands still. The view from this spot hasn’t changed since… ever. OK maybe 60 years ago you wouldn’t have seen the road on the other side, and there a couple of houses if you look really closely. But for the most part, this is a timeless landscape that I enjoyed in the way-back days, and my son will enjoy for the next 40 years.

A quick ride report- typical Tuesday morning group, but atypical pace. Complete lack of testosterone today, enough that I could almost talk riding up Kings. Probably helped that my son wasn’t there, stoking somebody’s desire to go faster. Funny thing about an easier pace though. For some reason you get hungry, almost to the point of bonking, which never occurs on a fast ride. Good to know there are still things to figure out after riding seriously for 40+ years.

Record day today, but not on the bike

It was a pretty short ride today, partly due to a failing faucet/valve on a bathtub (love working on plumbing at 12:30am, but did find a use for duct tape as a temporary fix), and partly due to Kevin still not being on top of his game. Just up Old LaHonda, south on Skyline, down West Alpine and back 84.

The records were in Los Altos, where our Spring Bike Sale numbers were literally twice our prior biggest-day-ever. We feel a bit like Sally Fields when she won the Oscar for Norma Rae and exclaimed “You like me! You really like me!” It’s going to be a tough act to follow, that’s for sure. –Mike–