Super 8�s Workout:

And now from one of our sponsors...

Please join me in a belated congrats to "Mean" Gene and his wife for their new addition...

Mark Pryor

mapryor@...

"A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised." -- Tom Robbins

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Gene Oh <yohjoe@...>
To: Mark Pryor <mapryor@...>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 3:00:47 AM
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...From the Pryors

hey mark, thanks. btw, can you post this?

On March 19, Gene & Minah Oh of Alameda Bicycle welcomed their son Marley into the world. Gene's gonna be taking a bit of time off from the sales floor to be with his son, but he'll gladly accept any miles on the bike you wish to donate to him.

isn't he a cutie?

On Dec 24, 2007 9:35 AM, Mark Pryor <mapryor@...> wrote:

Taken this summer in Lisbon, Portugal...it was a bit hazy so you can't see the "Golden Gate Bridge" from the ramparts behind us.

Have a great 2008!

Mark Pryor
mapryor@...

"A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised." -- Tom Robbins

--
Gene Oh, President
Alameda Bicycle
510-522-0070 x3 (office)
510-205-3006 (mobile)
gene@...

#2492

From: "Mark Pryor" <mapryor@...>
Date: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:51 pm
Subject: Suggestion for the College Bowl and NFL Playoffs...

mediumleader...

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This is from the free weekly RoadBikeRider.com newsletter...if you are not subscribed to this, I have to question your Roadie credentials!

Play in the Vomitron Bowl

'Tis the season for college football bowl games. When the weather is dismal outside, it's tempting to assume the horizontal position on the couch, snack tray in easy reach, and let the players get all the exercise.

Why not join them?

Simply set your trainer in front of the TV and let the rhythm of the game dictate your intensity. It's a fun way to get an effective workout. And unlike during most indoor rides, the hands on the clock will move at normal speed.

The basic idea is to go hard when the players do. Pedal easily while the team huddles, then sprint each time the ball is snapped. Typically, it'll be 3-6 seconds till the play is whistled dead. Not much, but when these sprints accumulate for an entire half, it's a great workout.

Make it more challenging by pedaling at time trial speed during every commercial. This is brutal because commercial breaks last 2-3 minutes and there are lots of them. Maybe go hard every other commercial during blocks that contain several.

Feel free to invent variations. Start your sprint when the team comes to the line rather than when the ball is snapped. Go extra hard on kickoffs and punts. Do a time trial during play challenges while officials are deciding if they blew the call.

A half usually lasts a bit more than an hour. You'll have had a terrific workout by then. Get your shower while the bands are playing at halftime, then have that snack and assume a supine position for the remainder of the game.

One thing's certain about the final score: The winner is you!

Mark Pryor
mapryor@...
510 304-6585

40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence, Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.

"Energy makes people beautiful. You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

#2491

From: "melnenbrea" <melne@...>
Date: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:52 pm
Subject: I've registerd for AIDS/Lifecycle 7! Please help by donating!

melnenbrea

Offline

Howdy everyone, and Happy Holidays!!!

I posted this on the TA forums, but am also sending this thru Yahoo in order to reach more eyes!

I have registered for the AIDS/Lifecycle 7! 545 miles, 7 days, San Francisco to Los Angeles...So I'm here to ask all my fellow Team Alamedans for their support...to DONATE toward my fundraising goal!!!

I'm sure most of you know what AIDS/Lifecycle is, and what it's about, but if you don't, AIDS/Lifecycle raises funds for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Their purpose is to help people living with HIV and AIDS to gain access to care, treatment and housing, as well as reducing the spread of HIV with a roster of prevention services. Every year this ride helps to fund these necessary services that bring much-needed help to those people suffering from HIV and AIDS.

If you can, please donate! Your generosity is appreciated!

For online donations (EASY!) make your donation at my personal AIDS/Lifecycle webpage: http://www.aidslifecycle.org/2357
Or if you'd like to donate with a check, you can ask me for a donation form at the weekend TA rides, or email me with your mailing address and I'd be happy to mail one to you.

AND...Just in time for the end of 2007...Your donation is tax-deductible so donate today and WRITE IT OFF!! Woo hoo!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

:-)
melne

To read more about the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, please check out their website: http://www.sfaf.org

To learn more about the biking odyssey that is AIDS/Lifecycle, and see for yourself�through pictures and participant's stories�what exactly it is I'll be doing in June, go to http://experience.aidslifecycle.org

#2490

From: "Pedro Barillas" <pbarillas@...>
Date: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:25 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

pedrob61

Offline

Mark,

For 2008 put me down for 2500 miles.

El Jefe




--- In teamalameda@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mapryor@...> wrote:
>
> Like anything else in our hectic lives, we have to plan for play as
well
> as work.  I block out my winter workouts (4pm on Tuesday and
Friday) on
> my work calendar and treat them as any other meeting I would
attend.
> And, committing to lead rides gets you and keeps you on the hook to
show
> up and RIDE.
>
> I committed over 5 years ago to lead my ACTC after-work rides down
in
> Saratoga during daylight saving time, and those twice-a-week rides
are
> also on my work calendar, and I have a dozen or more people
counting on
> me to be there, and as a result, I am there.
>
> Mark
>
> --- In teamalameda@yahoogroups.com, "Shel Milligan" <shelmill@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm really impressed with the mileage numbers that are being
reported
> as
> > goals --- where do you all find the time?  Last year my goal was
2000
> miles
> > and I didn't even get close.  Too many obstacles!  So, I'm going
for
> 2500
> > miles in '08 and will just have to clear my calendar.
> >
> >
> >
> > See you out there -----
> >
> >
> >
> > Shel
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > From: teamalameda@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:teamalameda@yahoogroups.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Mark Pryor
> > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 3:37 PM
> > To: Team Alameda
> > Subject: [teamalameda] Bike Journal Members: let me know what
mileage
> goal
> > to set next year.
> >
> >
> >
> > As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for
the
> team
> > for next year.  I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more
team
> > members started joining this site and logging their rides, I
bumped it
> up to
> > 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year
end.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to
stay
> ahead
> > of that "Manly" team from Texas...
> >
> >
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Pryor
> > mapryor@pacbell. <mailto:mapryor@ net
> > 510 304-6585
> >
> >
> >
> > 40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of
those
> trips
> > are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the
first
> few
> > minutes of use. Hence,  Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Energy makes people beautiful.  You don't want to be close to
someone
> who's
> > dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a
lousy
> fucking
> > world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne
> (surprisingly
> > dropping the F-bomb)
> >
>

#2489

From: "Jean-Francois Racine" <jfracine@...>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:57 pm
Subject: Medium Decaf Not So Leisurely on Dec. 15?

jfracine2000

Offline

Since I do not have enough time for Brian's alternate medium leisurely
nor the legs and drivetrain for Jim's short hilly extra climb, and
that I have seen nothing else advertised, I was wondering if some
would be interested in a "medium decaf not so leisurely" ride, between
35-45 mi. tomorrow morning. I assume that if there were many people
interested we would need a "certified ride leader" to make the thing
kosher.
I would imagine something like Wildwood/Butters/Skyline/Grizzly going
down by either Claremont, Centennial, Euclid, or Spruce depending of
one's time constraints.

Let me know if there is any interest.

#2488

From: anne marie adrain <adrain6@...>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:25 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

amadrain

Offline

By the way, that's close to the same mileage I put on my car this year. :-)

Now all I have to do is make the bike miles the larger number.......

On Dec 14, 2007, at 1:02 PM, anne marie adrain wrote:

I'm kinda late adding this.
I have 4652, so far this year, to add.

On Dec 14, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Marty Beene wrote:

I'm kind of late responding. I have racked up a whopping 1300+ miles so far this year, in part because my more frequent athletic endeavor is competitive running. But it has been so much fun, I will likely pile up somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 next year. Maybe more. Who knows?
Marty/BowlderMan

Mark Pryor wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year.� I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.
�
I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...
�
Any other suggestions?
�
Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585
�
40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence,� Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.
�
"Energy makes people beautiful.� You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

#2487

From: anne marie adrain <adrain6@...>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:02 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

amadrain

Offline

I'm kinda late adding this.

I have 4652, so far this year, to add.

On Dec 14, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Marty Beene wrote:

I'm kind of late responding. I have racked up a whopping 1300+ miles so far this year, in part because my more frequent athletic endeavor is competitive running. But it has been so much fun, I will likely pile up somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 next year. Maybe more. Who knows?
Marty/BowlderMan

Mark Pryor wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year.� I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.
�
I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...
�
Any other suggestions?
�
Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585
�
40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence,� Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.
�
"Energy makes people beautiful.� You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

#2486

From: Marty Beene <martybeene@...>
Date: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:56 pm
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

martybeene

Offline

I'm kind of late responding. I have racked up a whopping 1300+ miles so far this year, in part because my more frequent athletic endeavor is competitive running. But it has been so much fun, I will likely pile up somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 next year. Maybe more. Who knows?
Marty/BowlderMan

Mark Pryor wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year. I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence, Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.

"Energy makes people beautiful. You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

#2485

From: "mikeyme" <mikeyme@...>
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:18 pm
Subject: Tour of America announced

mikeyme

Offline

Looks like there is another major tour in our backyard. I'd love to
see something like this take off. Of course given the history of
bicycling in America, I'm not holding my breath. But you never know.

http://thetourofamerica.com/

Michael.

#2484

From: zoraida@...
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:27 am
Subject: Re: BikeJournal.com 2008 Goal Setting for Team Alameda

zoraida_mcnulty

Offline

Mr. Ride Captain:
If you keep talking about that BikeJournal enough, you might recruit me.
So far I have not recorded any of my mileage.
Zoraida


> Well, it sounds like everyone is stepping up to shoot for increasing their
> mileage next year, and with 19 active users of BikeJournal, we just went
> over 60,000 miles for the year!  So, when I can set 2008 goals on the
> site, I will shoot for 75,000 miles for the club next year, which means
> we'll all have to keep to those commitments, and draft some more club
> members in to using this website to log their rides.
>
> I will probably come in a little under 4,500 miles this year, pretty much
> on par for what I have done the last couple of years, but if I shoot for
> any more mileage than that next year, my lovely wife might shoot me.
>
> Mark Pryor
> mapryor@...
>
>  "A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far
> devised." -- Tom Robbins
>
>
>
>

#2483

From: "Mark" <mapryor@...>
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:40 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

mediumleader...

Offline

Like anything else in our hectic lives, we have to plan for play as well
as work.  I block out my winter workouts (4pm on Tuesday and Friday) on
my work calendar and treat them as any other meeting I would attend.
And, committing to lead rides gets you and keeps you on the hook to show
up and RIDE.

I committed over 5 years ago to lead my ACTC after-work rides down in
Saratoga during daylight saving time, and those twice-a-week rides are
also on my work calendar, and I have a dozen or more people counting on
me to be there, and as a result, I am there.

Mark

--- In teamalameda@yahoogroups.com, "Shel Milligan" <shelmill@...>
wrote:
>
> Mark,
>
>
>
> I'm really impressed with the mileage numbers that are being reported
as
> goals --- where do you all find the time?  Last year my goal was 2000
miles
> and I didn't even get close.  Too many obstacles!  So, I'm going for
2500
> miles in '08 and will just have to clear my calendar.
>
>
>
> See you out there -----
>
>
>
> Shel
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: teamalameda@yahoogroups.com [mailto:teamalameda@yahoogroups.com]
On
> Behalf Of Mark Pryor
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 3:37 PM
> To: Team Alameda
> Subject: [teamalameda] Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage
goal
> to set next year.
>
>
>
> As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the
team
> for next year.  I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team
> members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it
up to
> 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.
>
>
>
> I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay
ahead
> of that "Manly" team from Texas...
>
>
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
>
>
> Mark Pryor
> mapryor@pacbell. <mailto:mapryor@... net
> 510 304-6585
>
>
>
> 40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those
trips
> are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first
few
> minutes of use. Hence,  Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.
>
>
>
> "Energy makes people beautiful.  You don't want to be close to someone
who's
> dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy
fucking
> world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne
(surprisingly
> dropping the F-bomb)
>

#2482

From: Mark Pryor <mapryor@...>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:50 pm
Subject: BikeJournal.com 2008 Goal Setting for Team Alameda

mediumleader...

Offline

Well, it sounds like everyone is stepping up to shoot for increasing their mileage next year, and with 19 active users of BikeJournal, we just went over 60,000 miles for the year! So, when I can set 2008 goals on the site, I will shoot for 75,000 miles for the club next year, which means we'll all have to keep to those commitments, and draft some more club members in to using this website to log their rides.

I will probably come in a little under 4,500 miles this year, pretty much on par for what I have done the last couple of years, but if I shoot for any more mileage than that next year, my lovely wife might shoot me.

Mark Pryor

mapryor@...

"A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised." -- Tom Robbins

#2481

From: "Gwyn Kanekofuller" <gwyn.kanekofuller@...>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:27 am
Subject: Re: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next

kanekofuller

Offline

Hey John,

How about signing up for the AIDS ride in 2008? It is a great way to do a century on two of the days and to get 545 miles of riding in a week. Plus, you will meet some great people and see some hidden places in California on the way to LA.

Are you and Z-rider up for the challenge??

Gwyn

----- Original Message -----

From: John

To: teamalameda@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 4:08 PM

Subject: [teamalameda] Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next

I didn't have a goal that I kept in mind for this year. I had a non-
numerical goal to improve on my riding and to enjoy the rides as they
came. That happened and by using BikeJournal I seem to have passed
2,000 miles for the year. So why not 3,000 next year? I especially
would like to do a bike trip of over, say, 300 miles. We will see.
Sweeps

#2480

From: John <mcnulty@...>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:08 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next

dulneg

Offline

I didn't have a goal that I kept in mind for this year. I had a non-
numerical goal to improve on my riding and to enjoy the rides as they
came. That happened and by using BikeJournal I seem to have passed
2,000 miles for the year. So why not 3,000 next year? I especially
would like to do a bike trip of over, say, 300 miles. We will see.
Sweeps

#2479

From: "David Cheung" <sweetnsourbkr@...>
Date: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:07 am
Subject: Re: Broken: Bike-car crashes, cycling laws, and cycling deaths

sweetnsourbkr

Offline

Ride attentively everyone.  We're not invincible.



David
12/11

#2478

From: "mikeyme" <mikeyme@...>
Date: Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:20 pm
Subject: Broken: Bike-car crashes, cycling laws, and cycling deaths

mikeyme

Offline

If you've been on the road enough, then you've seen or been part of a
close call or actual collision. I distinctly remember 2 years ago when
a driver made a left turn near the canyon school in front of our group
on Pinehurst. I was 3rd rider back and had a very good view of Greg,
in the lead, making a panic stop. I slammed on my brakes so hard that
the rider behind me ran into my rear cassette (I can still see where
he hit, it's always a little cleaner). Thankfully all that came from
it was some rubber on the road and a significant amount of yelling
from Greg (good for him).

I bring all of this up because I just read this heart breaking article
about bicycle/car crashes in nearby Sonoma county. I haven't figured
out yet what I want to do, but it makes me want to do SOMETHING.

This is in the Jan/Feb issue of bicycling:
http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-3-12-16637-1,00.html

How to change cycling laws:
http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s-3-12-16639-1,00.html

There are plenty of advocacy groups in our own backyard:
http://www.ebbc.org/
http://www.bikealameda.org/

Please everyone be careful out there, both on the bike and in your car.

Michael.

#2477

From: "Shel Milligan" <shelmill@...>
Date: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:47 pm
Subject: RE: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

shelmill3

Offline

Mark,

I’m really impressed with the mileage numbers that are being reported as goals --- where do you all find the time? Last year my goal was 2000 miles and I didn’t even get close. Too many obstacles! So, I’m going for 2500 miles in ’08 and will just have to clear my calendar.

See you out there -----

Shel

From: teamalameda@yahoogroups.com [mailto:teamalameda@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Pryor
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 3:37 PM
To: Team Alameda
Subject: [teamalameda] Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year. I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

#2476

From: "John Williams" <jwill911@...>
Date: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:32 am
Subject: RE: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

jwill911

Offline

Well my goal at 5000 miles for this year thinking that was high from the beginning. Today I have 4740, and may have to reach into my daily to-and-from BART miles to get there, I haven’t been tracking of them but I think it would be fair to guestimate based on the number of days I’ve ridden to BART.

Next year I’ll start with a goal of 6000 miles and see what the new year brings. I’d like to do a couple more organized centuries and maybe a couple of other big rides.

The possibilities are endless.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

#2475

From: "Ron Arth" <ratarth@...>
Date: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:15 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

ratarth

Offline

I'll shoot for 3600 next year as a goal and maybe push myself to 4000.

  teamalameda@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Pryor" <mapryor@...> wrote:
>
> As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for
next year.
I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining
this site and
logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up
around 59 -
60K by year end.
>
> I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead
of that
"Manly" team from Texas...
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Mark Pryor
> mapryor@...
> 510 304-6585
>
> 40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips
are made by
car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use.
Hence,  Forget
the Buick and get on a bicycle.
>
> "Energy makes people beautiful.  You don't want to be close to someone who's
dead and
crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and
'Christ, my
ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)
>

#2474

From: David Cheung <sweetnsourbkr@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:04 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

sweetnsourbkr

Offline

Mark:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year.

Count me in for 8000, barring any lazy spells.

#2473

From: Timothy Cotter <cottert@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:35 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

buffalo_wing54

Offline

Sounds reasonable - I am going to set my goal at 4,000. Am trying to hit 1,500 k before year end.

----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Pryor <mapryor@...>
To: Team Alameda <teamalameda@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2007 3:37:07 PM
Subject: [teamalameda] Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell. net
510 304-6585

#2472

From: Eric Kondo <ekkphotography@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:35 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

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I plan on logging all my riding (road and mtb) and have set a personal goal of 4000 miles for next year so please make that 20 pedal pushers. :)

Jean-Francois Racine <jfracine@...> wrote:

60,000 miles makes sense as a goal if we are to remain 19 pedal pushers enrolled on Bike Journal, i.e., if no other Team Alamedans see the light. The Texan australopithecines are now far behind and we may be able to finish the year in 43th position.

Mark Pryor <mapryor@pacbell.net> wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year. I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence, Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.

"Energy makes people beautiful. You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

Jean-Fran�ois Racine
610 Santa Clara Avenue apt. D
Alameda CA 94501
U.S.A.
Tel: 510-864-0361
email: jfracine@sbcglobal.net

#2471

From: peter deutsch <pmdeutsch@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:00 am
Subject: RE: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

pdeutsch1417

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My personal goal is 4500 miles, 1 century and 3 metric centuries.

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." Albert Einstein

To: teamalameda@yahoogroups.com
From: jfracine@...
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 16:45:05 -0800
Subject: Re: [teamalameda] Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

60,000 miles makes sense as a goal if we are to remain 19 pedal pushers enrolled on Bike Journal, i.e., if no other Team Alamedans see the light. The Texan australopithecines are now far behind and we may be able to finish the year in 43th position.

Mark Pryor <mapryor@pacbell.net> wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year. I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence, Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.

"Energy makes people beautiful. You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

Jean-Fran�ois Racine
610 Santa Clara Avenue apt. D
Alameda CA 94501
U.S.A.
Tel: 510-864-0361
email: jfracine@sbcglobal.net

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#2470

From: Jean-Francois Racine <jfracine@...>
Date: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:45 am
Subject: Re: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

jfracine2000

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60,000 miles makes sense as a goal if we are to remain 19 pedal pushers enrolled on Bike Journal, i.e., if no other Team Alamedans see the light. The Texan australopithecines are now far behind and we may be able to finish the year in 43th position.

Mark Pryor <mapryor@...> wrote:

As the Bike Journal team admin, I get to set the mileage goal for the team for next year. I originally set it at 40,000 miles, but as more team members started joining this site and logging their rides, I bumped it up to 50,000, but it looks like we'll end up around 59 - 60K by year end.

I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@pacbell.net
510 304-6585

40% of all urban trips in the U.S. are two miles or less; 90% of those trips are made by car; and 60% of car-caused pollution occurs in the first few minutes of use. Hence, Forget the Buick and get on a bicycle.

"Energy makes people beautiful. You don't want to be close to someone who's dead and crapped out all the time, who's bitching that it's a lousy fucking world and 'Christ, my ulcers are killing me.'" Jack LaLanne (surprisingly dropping the F-bomb)

Jean-Fran�ois Racine
610 Santa Clara Avenue apt. D
Alameda CA 94501
U.S.A.
Tel: 510-864-0361
email: jfracine@...

#2469

From: "Mark Pryor" <mapryor@...>
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2007 11:37 pm
Subject: Bike Journal Members: let me know what mileage goal to set next year.

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I am thinking about setting it at 60,000 miles next year, just to stay ahead of that "Manly" team from Texas...

Any other suggestions?

Mark Pryor
mapryor@...
510 304-6585

#2468

From: "Mark Pryor" <mapryor@...>
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2007 11:05 pm
Subject: Super 8's and Time Trial Winter Workouts that we did today

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Everyone: Here's the workouts we did today out on Harbor Bay and Ron Cowan Parkways.

Super 8�s Workout:

Caveats:

This is a strenuous workout, so do this NO MORE than twice a week and never on consecutive days, and make sure your doctor OK�s you for a strenuous workout,
If you don�t feel comfortable �jumping� to start your sprint interval, simply spin at a higher cadence against a harder gear to get your heart rate up during the On interval,
Just before beginning your �On� interval, shift up one or two gears harder (smaller cogs on your rear cassette) so you don�t spin out during your On interval.

Warm up.

Ten minutes (at least) of easy pedaling from home to the start of the course,
Begin at a stop at the corner of Harbor Bay Parkway and Doolittle
Clip in then start at a slow roll, then jump out of the saddle and go at maximum effort for the first interval.

Next, go through eight total intervals in the following pattern:

� 30 seconds at maximum effort�jump to start the interval and sprint out of the saddle as long as you can and maintain your speed through the �On� interval,

� 90 seconds for your recovery interval (Off interval)�shift to an easier gear or two and spin your legs to recover and flush the lactic acid from your muscles,

� Then jump to the next interval and continue the 30 On/90 Off for a total of eight intervals as you continue heading out Harbor Bay Parkway towards the ferry parking lot,

� WATCH FOR THE SIGNAL AT MAITLAND�be careful because it changes instantly as a car pulls in to the left turn lane,

� U-turn at the end of Harbor Bay Parkway before it turns in to the ferry parking lot and continue your intervals the opposite direction on Harbor Bay Parkway, then continue on to Ron Cowan Parkway toward the airport until you complete your eight and final On interval.

� Spin in an easy gear as you continue out Ron Cowan Parkway after the final interval, then make the left turn on to the airport access road and head to Doolittle.

� Turn left on to Doolittle and do an easy spin (or tempo ride) back on Doolittle back to Alameda and home.

Variations:

As you get in better shape, increase the �On� interval to 60, then 90, then 120 seconds. My pattern is to do the 30 seconds in December, go to 60 seconds in January, 90 seconds in February, then at 120 seconds in March. BUT, always have your recovery interval equal to or greater than your �on� interval (i.e., if your �On� interval is 120 seconds, your recovery interval should be 120 seconds or more).

Time Trialing on Harbor Bay Parkway

Caveats:

This is a strenuous workout, so do this NO MORE than twice a week and never on consecutive days, and make sure your doctor OK�s you for a strenuous workout,
Track your times at the start of each month in the off-season, then compare your times once a month against that first time: you should be able to lower your time, increase you average speed, and/or decrease your average heart rate as you continue your workouts through the off-season.

Warm up.

Ten minutes (at least) of easy pedaling from home to the start of the course,
Begin at a stop at the corner of Harbor Bay Parkway and Doolittle�from the small �No Parking� sign just down from Doolittle, it is 3.2 miles to the �Dog� sign at the end of the ferry parking lot access road off the end of Harbor Bay Parkway, and if you continue through the parking lot and head back out to Harbor Bay Parkway and continue on Ron Cowan Parkway to the airport access road, it is 6.65 miles to the �cones� at the parking lot exit just before the light as Ron Cowan Parkway ends.
Clip in then start at a slow roll, then jump out of the saddle and go as fast as you can maintain for either 3.2 miles, or 6.65 miles.

Next, go as hard as you can maintain during the time trial.

� Remember, normal headwinds blow off the bay and in to your face as you go past the golf course and get in to the business park. Meter your effort so you can handle the increasing force of the headwinds as you get past the first mile/mile-and-a-half.

� WATCH FOR THE SIGNAL AT MAITLAND�be careful because it changes instantly as a car pulls in to the left turn lane,

� If you are doing the 3.2 mile Time Trial, your effort ends at the end of the access road just before you enter the ferry parking lot. If you are doing the 6.65 miles, roll through the lot (BEING CAREFUL TO AVOID CARS AND BUSSES IN THE PARKING LOT) and go around the round-about at the entrance and head back out to Harbor Bay Parkway and continue on to Ron Cowan Parkway toward the airport until you get to the finish line at the cones.

� Spin in an easy gear as you continue out Ron Cowan Parkway after the time trial, then make the left turn on to the airport access road and head to Doolittle.

� Turn left on to Doolittle and do an easy spin (or tempo ride) back on Doolittle back to Alameda and home.

Mark Pryor
mapryor@...
510 304-6585

#2467

From: zoraida@...
Date: Thu Dec 6, 2007 9:45 pm
Subject: Re: Sunday, December 9th Flat Training Ride: Winter Workouts we ALL can do!

zoraida_mcnulty

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Sounds interesting.  Count me in.  Zoraida


> With my reduction in training miles and long rides, I am starting to
> focus on short, intense training out on Harbor Bay. Featuring a wide,
> and largely quiet traffic-free road--although rather chewed up--I focus
> on sprint intervals and time trial intensity rides in 13 to 17 mile
> loops from my house, getting them done in a little over an hour. I work
> from home on Tuesdays and Fridays, and usually get out no later than
> 4pm (sunset is 4:50 nowadays).
>
> For
> those who are interested, I will lead a ride from Peets out to Harbor
> Bay Parkway this Sunday and go through my specific workouts which may
> help you keep your base cycling fitness through the winter and be ready
> for the coming cycling season. All levels are invited to participate,
> because anyone can do these intervals, regardless of fitness, and
> require only basic cycling skills. You don't have to write anything
> down; I will send out the workouts after the fact for those that are
> interested.
>
> There are only 3 streetlights in a 6.5 mile time
> trial course I have (starting at Doolittle, going out Harbor Bay
> Parkway to the ferry parking lot, then back out along HBP and on Ron
> Cowan Parkway to the airport access road). We will do one lap of "Super
> Eights" and then talk about tempo riding and other training techniques
> as we do another lap at time-trial intensity.
>
> It would be ideal to have a heart-rate monitor for this ride, but anything
> with a digital timer will do to start.
>
> From
> this Sunday session, others could continue the theme and work on
> beginning pacelining and other more advanced skills in subsequent weeks.
>
> I just can't find the time to get in to the hills I love in the winter, so
> these workouts fill in nicely for me.
>
> See you Sunday!
>
> Ride Captain Mark
> Mark Pryor
> mapryor@...
>
>  "A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far
> devised." -- Tom Robbins
>
>
>
>

#2466

From: Mark Pryor <mapryor@...>
Date: Thu Dec 6, 2007 7:14 pm
Subject: Sunday, December 9th Flat Training Ride: Winter Workouts we ALL can do!

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With my reduction in training miles and long rides, I am starting to focus on short, intense training out on Harbor Bay. Featuring a wide, and largely quiet traffic-free road--although rather chewed up--I focus on sprint intervals and time trial intensity rides in 13 to 17 mile loops from my house, getting them done in a little over an hour. I work from home on Tuesdays and Fridays, and usually get out no later than 4pm (sunset is 4:50 nowadays).

For those who are interested, I will lead a ride from Peets out to Harbor Bay Parkway this Sunday and go through my specific workouts which may help you keep your base cycling fitness through the winter and be ready for the coming cycling season. All levels are invited to participate, because anyone can do these intervals, regardless of fitness, and require only basic cycling skills. You don't have to write anything down; I will send out the workouts after the fact for those that are interested.

There are only 3 streetlights in a 6.5 mile time trial course I have (starting at Doolittle, going out Harbor Bay Parkway to the ferry parking lot, then back out along HBP and on Ron Cowan Parkway to the airport access road). We will do one lap of "Super Eights" and then talk about tempo riding and other training techniques as we do another lap at time-trial intensity.

It would be ideal to have a heart-rate monitor for this ride, but anything with a digital timer will do to start.

From this Sunday session, others could continue the theme and work on beginning pacelining and other more advanced skills in subsequent weeks.

I just can't find the time to get in to the hills I love in the winter, so these workouts fill in nicely for me.

See you Sunday!

Ride Captain Mark

Mark Pryor

mapryor@...

"A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised." -- Tom Robbins

#2465

From: "Michelle Diaz" <michelle.diaz@...>
Date: Mon Dec 3, 2007 6:46 pm
Subject: Ride Report: World AIDS Day Morgan Hill Ride

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Ride Report: World AIDS Day Morgan Hill Ride - Specialized Riders Club blog

The temperatures near freezing at 7:30am on Saturday morning might have scared away many, but not the 12 of us who arrived at the Specialized Corporate Headquarters to commemorate the 27 years of the AIDS pandemic on Saturday 01DEC07, World AIDS Day.

I was positively frozen even before the ride started and I was wearing two base layers with arm warmers, two set of knee warmers, ear bags, neoprene shoe covers and deflect gloves. I decided to brew a couple of pots of hot coffee to clutch and warm our hands and innards as we gathered in the Specialized lobby to introduce ourselves, go over ride logistics and hold our moment of silence to reflect on why we had gathered that day. I was in elementary school when we lost David, a family friend to AIDS. Years later into adulthood I came to learn that my mother's only brother, my uncle and godfather, who died from unrelated causes very young in the early eighties was probably one of the first undiagnosed cases of what was then being called "Gay Cancer." HIV/AIDS activism and service has been a part of who I am since I was a child. Organizing this simple ride was such a small thing that I could do in the fight against this horrible disease.

We set out in tight formation through the neighborhood and kept a fairly close pack for the first 10 miles or so. Then people split away for various pit stops, regrouping at various intersections along our beautiful course. I must say that despite the frigid temperatures, the day was crystal clear and glorious and made the ride very worthwhile. I enjoyed the conversation and the scenery at our contemplative pace.

Unfortunately I forgot my camera to document the ride. Fortunately, the other rides were more prepared so here are some cross-links to pictures from World AIDS Day rides elsewhere:

pictures from the San Francisco ride: link link2 link3
pictures from the Los Angeles ride: link
pictures from the Fremont/Newark ride: link link2

Thank you riders for raising awareness through riding!

Yours until the Victory Ride,
Michelle

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#2464

From: "Bassey" <bassnjenn@...>
Date: Mon Dec 3, 2007 4:41 am
Subject: New Gear inch/ MPH calculator

bassey267

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I just uploaded a gear inch calculator.  I have used it for some time
and don't remeber where I found it. You can just plug in your chainring
and cassette numbers and it gives your gear inches based on your wheel
size.

Below that, I have a calculator that inputs the gear inches you
just obtained, and allows you to select a cadence and outputs MPH for
that gearset and cadence combo.

All in one. Please let me know if my
math is off or any other problems found with it and I will rectify or
remove it.

Cheers,

Bassey