Shoot, I wish I lived in Oakland! That sounds like a cool ride...especially since I'm a disabled athelete myself. I have Cereberal Palsy, but that's never stopped me from achieving my goals.

I just bought a recumbent trike in May, and this month I've really started riding some more intense rides...going out of my way to add some extra hills into a ride home, etc. Friday I did my first long distance ride of 40 miles. It took like 6 and a half hours, so next time I'll try to do it a bit quicker. In fact, next time will be tomorow's ride!