I like to ride. I ride road; I ride dirt. I ride the beach path in the winter when it’s overcast and quiet with pounding white surf. PCH south of Sunset to the bike path is SCARY. I like to go slow with the sun shining and I like to go fast when it rains. I like the snap in my legs on a long climb. I like Tuna Canyon in a LOW gear where there are no cars and there are stands of oaks and sycamores filtering sunlight. I like the blue Pacific dotted with sailboats all the way to Palos Verdes. I like to lean into a banked turn and feel in control going FAST. I like the sun coming up behind me in Red Rock canyon after a fire and new flowers I've never seen before are growing everywhere. I like the top of Bull Dog because I've made it. I like coming down Yerba Buena on my road bike flat out because I can and there's clam chowder at Neptune's Net. I like the sun at dawn and dusk when it casts a golden hue to the greenest Spring I can ever remember. I like knowing I have everything I need to go all day in any direction I want. I like knowing I don't need a gas station or grocery store or a paved road. I like riding centuries and double centuries because I can ride for hours. I like riding because I can imagine being in any decade of this century. I like long rides alone so I can work things out and become self attuned. I like Sunday morning group rides so I can have the camaraderie of good friends and feedback to keep me real. I like to race the clock when I am alone and I like to leave unsuspecting riders in the dust when I can. I like to brake hard on loose dirt and slide through a turn. I like to take it easy and experience the gestalt. I like to slow down and surprise hikers with civility and respect. Yes, I like to ride my bikes and I like to fix my bikes and I like to clean and tune my bikes and sometimes I just like to look at my bikes. I like to ride ...