Here’s the route as recorded by Runmeter on my iPhone 4.

Here are some of the raw statistics output from Runmeter:

Ride Time: 4:46:04

Stopped Time: 23:23

Distance: 45.41 miles

Average: 9.52 miles/h

Fastest Speed: 28.06 miles/h

Climb: 1916 feet

Calories: 2272

A little slower than I’d like, but hey! There were some hills toward the end of the ride (coming out of Sausalito and approaching the Golden Gate Bridge) that were rough for me to deal with. Made it though!

Now, every joint in my body is sore.

Finally, here are a few photos from the ride.

However, the latest trend is for the minimalist courier bike, which supplements the disadvantages of the road bike (no mudguards, bags, lights) with the bonus disadvantage of having only one brake and no gears at all. It’s more difficult to ride one of these up a moderate incline than it is a mountain bike, yet that’s the point: they show the rider is super-fit, which is why they particularly appeal to men worried about turning 30, who are not super-fit but want female passers-by to think they are.