I've ridden a bike all my life, but I started road riding seriously in 1989, when my friends at work started an early morning loop ride. My first "real" bike was a blue Richey that I rode until 1998. Currently I ride a Seven with a Campy Super Recor triple. While I've done a fair amount of long distance cycling (rides over 200 miles), I mostly like to ride near home in the early morning. These pages are a collection of notes and links I've found useful in riding. •   Equipment, clothes and other useful gear. •   Planning a ride in the SF Bay Area: The Western Wheeler's Bike Catalog •   Training for a long distance ride. •   Other useful links.

He's dancing on his pedals In a most immodest way. —from Dancing on the Pedals : The Found Poetry of Phil Liggett Favorite Movie Breaking Away: Steve Tesich won an Oscar for this semi-biographical screenplay about four 19-year-olds who don't know what to do after high school. One escapes into a world of Italian bicycling, picking up the lingo, the accent, and a good share of the talent of his heroes.