Used bikes for sale at Los Altos High Sat. 4/30
There’s a used sports gear sale going on at Los Altos High School, 201 Almond Ave. Today, Sat. 4/30. I saw about 10 bikes for sale, including some for just $20. I donated my terrific used bike (step through frame, hybrid, 21 speed with basket on front and fun bell). They priced it at $80 but you might even get [...]
Palo Alto to San Jose
Today’s trip was from Palo Alto to San Jose to see the Earth Day activities in San Jose. I decided to ride my bike down there to explore the Bay trail and the Guadalupe trail, two trails I have been wanting to find out more about. I also included a brief stop at work and a shopping trip on the [...]
5 days!
Today, I logged the fifth trip in a row to work on my bike. I went home at noon on Tuesday to grab my car for an afternoon appointment in a nearby city. But this is the first time I’ve ever biked in to work every morning for a week, and I have Drive Less Challenge to thank for it! [...]
3 seats Bike for School
Drive Less Challenger of 2010 you may remember that last year I was biking with the twins at school thanks to a bike with front AND rear child seats. Well, now that the twins are 41/2 I had to find another solution: here is the Van of cycling… Of course, the twins LOVE it! This post was submitted by Benoit [...]
More on Day 7: Who is Donkey?
In my last blog post I mentioned that my sojourn took me past the pasture where my good friend Donkey lives. Lest you think I am making this up, here’s a picture. Donkey lives in Palo Alto and was the inspiration and model behind “Donkey” in Pixar’s Shrek animated features. The bike/pedestrian path through Palo Alto runs by his home. [...]
