August 26 - Second day back to work.

We'll I've got it bad, a head cold. So even being the second day back to work, I drove. If I am feeling better, I'll ride tomorrow. We'll see then.

Nine days is San Francisco was a blast. We did all the touristy types of things like Muir Woods, Fisherman's Warf, China Town, Cliff House, Alcatraz, did a cable car ride, visited friends and family, and we did the thrift shops on Mission, Fillmore, and Haight Streets. Even though San Francisco has "mega" hills, it is an awesome bike city. I wish I had access to a ride while I was there, I probably could have covered the entire city in a day or two, and what a different perspective that would have been. Bike rentals were running between $40 and $75 per day, a little more than I would have enjoyed paying. I did seriously consider picking up an older 26 inch department-store type mountain bike while in a thrift store on Mission Street, but I would have had to wrench it a little to mike it rideable, and without my tools or helmet it started to look like a time consuming project and time was not something I had a lot of.

All the longing to ride in San Francisco has made me think seriously of picking up a folding bike like a Dahon or Downtube VII - inexpensive and compact!

I sold my Sun EZ3 SX Delta Trike. It was a great machine, I commuted some on it before buying the aluminum version, EZ3 AX, a totally different machine. I am going to take the proceeds from the sale of the SX and complete the project of electrifying the AX. I can't wait until I have an electric-assist delta trike with a full fairing - I won't ever need a car to commute.

On the topic of cars, I have placed my Ford F150 Pickup Truck for sale on Craigs List (for New York). It has been a great truck, but I just don't drive it enough to justify hanging on to it. [It's white 2002, automatic w/overdrive, v-6 = better than usual gas mileage, less then 20,000 miles, A/C, CD player, extended cab with "4-doors"].