The Hick's Ride

I start the ride in downtown Los Gatos, CA. Heading southward on Los Gatos Blvd I turn right on Shannon Road to Hicks Road. Turning right I do some light climbing for about 5 miles past Guadalupe Reservoir. Then Hicks pitches up for one mile at 13% average grade with 18% maximum. After a quick decent (not too quick please!) I turned left on Almaden Road passing Almaden Reservoir to McKean Road. I then follow McKean Road southward past Calero Reservior until it becomes Uvas Road. Turning left on Oak Glen Avenue and then a left on Willow Springs Road. I turn left on Santa Teresa Blvd. I then turn left on Colman Avenue until it dead-ends into Camden Ave. A quick right and then a quick left onto Hicks Road. Hicks Road to Shannon Road and back to Los Gatos.

Check out my google map of the ride – I call it the Hick’s Ride

Here is a topo and info of the one mile climb (don't turn onto to Mt Umum Rd but rather drop down to Almaden Road).




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Quarter Turn is all it took

Swung the handlebar a quarter turn to the right,  lifted the front end and bunny-hopped the rear tire

Disaster avoided

Mashed and Tired and commuting home by bike

Buried Bicycle

This located in the park of "La Villette", (the same place than LA GEODE, this works is named "the buried bicycle". (artists : Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen). The other parts of the bicycle are around.

To give you an idea of the size of the wheel, have a look at the panel on the left side, which is about 1 meter high....

Throw Away Bicycles

Sometimes I just want to throw away my bicycles.

Judy Retires and Gets a bike

One of my dearest friends retired today after 42 years of being a labor and delivery RN. Image the number of babies Judy helped bring into our world. She is truly remarkable. There was well over 100 people in attendance at her retirement party. It was great fun with many of the hospital staff sharing some wonderful stories. As one of her gifts she received a Electra Townie bike!!

To Don Edwards and back

I rode the entire Guadalupe River Trail system today. The trail starts in San Jose and follows the Guadalupe River to Alviso, CA. I then took a bypass spin to Don Edwards S.F. Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There is so much bird life there. I rode my Bridgestone MB-Zip.