january

I biked and took BART a lot more this month, since my car was in for repairs. While it seemed daunting at first to not have access to a vehicle, I realized I am able to get around with relative ease on my bike and with transit (or a combo of my bike ON transit!) I also stopped tracking distances, and have been focusing on time spent riding. I got myself a road bike and felt a difference in my form. This bike is a lot lighter than my last one!

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Ride Log
1/4 Checked out some bikes at before biking from Montgomery Station to the Richmond, then J town to Montgomery; Riding on Market street is exhilarating!
1/6 quick ride around the lake and a grocery run at grocery outlet
1/7 ride veggie box drop off!
1/8 an evening ride to drop off some prints
1/11 A wild excursion, from Daly City Bart down John Daly, along the great highway through Golden Gate Park, pitstop to get a snack with a friend, then to a surprise bday party in J town and back down to Montgomery St Station
1/13 I ACQUIRED A ROAD BIKE off Craigslist! Did a quick lap around the lake. It feels kinda awkward. Also pumping to 90 psi is an arm workout!
1/14 trying out this road bike life and biked to pick up my CSA Veggie box!
1/15 Bart to Hayward and biked to see a friend and watch a movie!
1/17 to Self defense class, shout out , and a goofy photoshoot with Jess
1/18 a late night ride out to the albany bulb to see the stars
1/20 learning that biking with a heavy load on your shoulders is #notit I think I want to get a bike rack for this bike too.
1/21 Friend with Bikes meetup, did an easy lap around Lake Merritt and then got ice cream next to
1/24 This is the day I learned to not ride with a long coat. Oops, used the bike lockers at BART and they were really helpful! It is only $0.05 an hour to park your bike securely.
1/25 2 rides, Took my bike on BART To Berryessa and went on a hike with a friend who recommended dried fruit as a bike snack! then BART-ed to MacArthur and Rode to the Albany bulb, enjoyed a vegan bahn mi, and rode back home
1/27 I took the Ohlone Greenway up to Richmond, passed through Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, and took the path along the water back home. The greenway is interesting because it intersects with a lot of streets, where the bikes have stop signs but the cars do not.
1/31 Got some cool bike accessories from on San Pablo! I love my kewpie water bottle and these straps that are so much easier to use compared to bungee chords, which I had snap on me before (oops) when mounting items to my bike rack!