What do you think is going on here: 

A. It's the Hipster King's official bike

B. A unique solution to salmon bikers

​C. Rider needed a variety of hand positions and bar ends just weren't enough

D. Other: ______________________________

I'm really glad they angled the points outward, at least. Not sure what their plan is for braking, however.

Hello again! Did it seem like we'd dropped off the face of the Earth? Well, it's been feeling like we have. Yesterday marked the end to a very long (and very awesome) stretch of most of my work until the beginning of next year. Being a contractor with interests and jobs in so many different places can often feel like it's a "feast or famine" type lifestyle. Recently, however, I've been stuffed with work and I am so, so grateful for all these amazing opportunities. I'm also really looking forward to a longer stretch of time to recover and move a bit slower in the coming weeks. The Safe Routes To School and Project Ride Smart programs have ended for the school year, and I just wrapped up another fun Traffic Skills class with 12 graduating participants, hopefully a few of them will decide to continue on to becoming League Cycling Instructors as well since we have a class coming up in February and a desperate need for more available LCIs in the area. 

One bummer was that the second portion of my TS101 class overlapped with the annual Sac Kidical Mass Thanksgiving ride to benefit the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. I wasn't able to join the ride but managed to drop off our donations to one of the stops the night before. My dad went in my place and got some shots of the ride. 

I'm excited for a little bit of quiet time and extra time with my two favorite people. It's been so busy each morning that they haven't been able to ride into school on their own bikes. I'm loving the cooler weather and touch of rain (we need so much more).

Babe the Blue Ox is still rolling mightily along. 1500 miles and counting for this year. 

School is almost over for the semester and I'll hopefully have my final requirement done to transfer to Sac State. I'm managing to keep up in my classes and even got a 97% on my last math test! 

Hopefully, by next semester, the new bike/ped bridge into Sac City College will be open for use. Right now, there's no safe route to get into the school. Freeport Blvd. has fast, aggressive traffic and no bike infrastructure and Sutterville Bridge is the same. I usually struggle up the hill, taking the lane as it narrows down once it crests the top. I've had a few close calls so far but riding on the narrow sidewalk isn't any better since there are always riders coming down the other way and lots of pedestrians. However, the sun is in the perfect position this time of day to blind drivers as they speed up the hill at 40+mph (whether they can see or not), and there's no way I'm putting myself in the lane with that combination.