About this blog: My love affair with the bicycle began with a crush on my first red tricycle that I pedaled in circles on the driveway. The crush grew into full-blown passion when my dad threw Stingray handlebars and a banana seat on my older sist...  (More)

About this blog: My love affair with the bicycle began with a crush on my first red tricycle that I pedaled in circles on the driveway. The crush grew into full-blown passion when my dad threw Stingray handlebars and a banana seat on my older sister's outgrown bicycle. Suddenly, the whole neighborhood was mine to explore as my friends and I cruised around with our handlebar tassels streaming backwards. Fast forward a few decades and not much has changed. My husband Dick and I live in Mountain View's Rex Manor neighborhood, pretty much in the geographic center of town and a block away from Mountain View's original bike boulevard on Montecito Avenue. We ride our bikes almost every day, for commuting to work, for doing errands, for visiting friends, for going out to dinner and for taking longer rides in the hills on the weekends. We've even taken overnight excursions to San Francisco and beyond. It only seems natural that I met Dick in a bike shop. Our first date 10 years ago was a bike date and our love of wheels turned into love ON wheels. We love everything about bikes: the wind in our faces, the slower pace that allows us to truly see places, and the way we feel better after even a short spin.  (Hide)