Author Archives: Rich Freggiaro

I have a friend whose youngest daughter just started riding her first training wheel bike. That is an exciting moment for any parent. This friend wants to ride with her daughter. She has an old abandoned Specialized Rockhopper stowed away in a barn. I offered to try to bring it back from the dead. WhenContinue reading “Resurrection”

We are approaching the first anniversary of The Time of the Covid, and I’m beginning to suffer from vaccine envy. I know a lot of people over 65, and most of them have already had at least one dose. Stoker got her first dose and her second is scheduled for next Friday. My parents gotContinue reading “Pooling Resources”

Riding in a group, or ‘peloton’ is fun. But it can be dangerous, especially if some of the riders are inattentive or do not follow group ride etiquette and protocols. That happened on Sunday. We were riding south on Alpine Road between Live Oak and Eight Mile. I was in front, Margaret was on myContinue reading “The Pothole Problem”

Some days you’ve got it, some days you’ve got most of it, and some days you haven’t got it at all. The French say ‘un jour sans’ for an off day, and Saturday that was me. I started from home and rode to Linden to meet the Stockton Bike Club ride at Orlando’s. My planContinue reading “Stealing Shelton’s Segment”

My friend Steve is a really fine fellow and a strong rider. He is excellent company and it is a pleasure to converse with him. We laugh a lot even when we are drinking iced tea. He is also one of the most intelligent and practical people I know, and he can install or fixContinue reading “The Sock Guy”

This is not a political blog. Once upon a time I thought mathematics wasn’t a political subject. But times change…and guilt must be expunged. First a little herstory: In 1978 I completed my Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of California, Davis. I was quite proud of that accomplishment at the time.Continue reading “It Doesn’t Add Up”

I write a blog for E San Joaquin. Or I used too. Back in December our print subscription to the local newspaper came up for renewal. The price was quite steep and we decided that on line access is enough. As you might imagine, my view of the reporting slant of the press is notContinue reading “Going Digital”

If anyone ever asks me about my hobbies, I usually say “Cycling, Chess and Monogamy”. I’m really good at one of these, fair at another, and I’m a bad chess player. But ‘bad’ is relative. I played in tournaments. I drew a game with a Life Master in Turlock many (too many) years ago. IContinue reading “White is Better, Black is Better, YouTube is Confused.”