Weather is still beautiful in North CA. Perfect for riding. I wear a light long sleeve shirt and a light coat in the morning and a t shirt on the ride home. I'm trying hard to lose weight, and I've managed to lose 8 pounds over the last 2 weeks, thanks in part to the bike rides. 2 months ago when I started riding again, I was ALWAYS the slowest bike on the road. Today, I blitzed past three different riders! Wahoo!! I"m still a turtle, just not the slowest turtle!

Had a close call with another cyclist. I was riding on the sidewalk, as there is no bike lane, the right lane is too narrow to share, and the cars are doing about 45 mph. Also, there is almost no ped traffic in this area. So I"m on a downhill stretch, going fairly fast, when this guy drops down from some dirt path to the right of the sidwalk and pulls right in front of me, going about half as fast as I am. I had to slam on the brakes. I don't think he ever even looked to clear himself. It was close.

Later on, I was again riding downhill at a decent clip (for me) and I was on the road, in the right hand portion of the right lane. There is a wide right turn coming up, and this pickup truck pulls up to my left, matches my speed and starts to make the right hand turn! I give the guy a WTF look and he slows down so I can go past. I guess I should have taken more of the lane, but it's not a right turn only lane. Oh well.