7/15 – Miles to Go
60 miles. Joyride up Mount Tams. I have to admit I stole the idea from the SF Scooter Girls‘ three peaks ride, because I’ve already scooted Hamilton and Diablo. Moustafah, another GTS distance rider I met at the PostMods party joined in! What an absolutely stunning ride. The air...
7/14 – Launch Party Anxiety
No matter how far I ride, I can’t truly escape social anxiety. PostMods launch party tonight! Pete and Verna have been working hard putting it together, and I think it was a success! I mean, I have no idea what the measure is for these things, but it turned...
7/13 – Riding the Bull
174 miles. The most amazing thing about today was that in addition to waking up at dawn and rafting in the morning (so much fun, and nobody even died!), we rode all the way back with a semi-failing scooter (sediment in fuel of Pete’s scoot, most likely). Another nighttime...
7/12 – Bahnmi Bandits at Lost Camp
185 miles. Road trip with scooterists Verna and Pete! I charted a route to meet Lisa and Eric in Oakland at a Mexican/Vietnamese joint (as awesome as it is unexpected), through narrow unpainted twisties, and finally to Coloma, CA, where we set up camp with Tigra. Unexpected scooter issues...
7/11 – Sutro Baths Soothing
I was feeling a little lost in all this kerfuffle leading up to the PostMods launch party, so I took a break to do the things I love most: ride, climb, and listen to some music along the way. It had some shades of highschool moodiness, but I always...
7/10 – You’re Invited!
Apparently still working promo, but this time for the PostMods Scooter Squad scooter club launch party, scheduled for July 14. I had a moment of panic today, when I looked up rent in Oakland out of curiosity. After this long on the road, it was inconceivable to me to...
7/9 – Weeks Fly By
Plans… for a Vespa trip to go rafting… Time flies when you’re working, even on bikes. I hit an unprecedented level of exhaustion today. It’s especially achey in the shoulders and neck, but I suspect a large part of it also stems from deeper within. I looked at the...
7/8 – Empire Grade Treehouse
107 miles. I can’t believe Quin Lin knew of this treehouse by UCSC. I wasn’t sure how to tell her dad, if she climbed this his daughter has balls of steel. The view at the top is spectacular though, you can see the ocean. Freezing fog greeted me as...
7/7 – Floating Along
396 miles. Long day, but it’s so peaceful floating through the Big Sur on two wheels. John rode with me on his Norge for part of the way north, and we did a bit of sightseeing before parting. At Jim’s again, I played Wii with Quin Lin, Tai Li,...
7/6 – Best Idea Ever
Day off, all to myself! Someone suggested looking for a massage in Chinatown, and an internet search turned up this place, Spaahbulous & More. $25 for an hour on the recliner. I feel like surely someone is being taken advantage of, but my brain and all my muscles feel...