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06-29-18, 03:59 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,003
Posted By Sewellymon

Encountered by first ever very hostile/...

Encountered by first ever very hostile/ potentially dangerous homeless guy.

Riding N on SGRT maybe a bit below Valley? Yesterday 530 PM. Younger dude on a Schwinn Sting Ray - looking bike is...
05-23-18, 12:59 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,003
Posted By Sewellymon

On the topic of weird encounters, parked...

On the topic of weird encounters, parked yesterday at the Pico Rivera Golf Course (which is a nice departure point for the SGRT).

As I was riding off, older dude who parked his large blinged- out...
05-21-18, 06:37 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 8,003
Posted By Sewellymon

I've been riding the SGRT 2- 4 times a week....

I've been riding the SGRT 2- 4 times a week. Homeless population growing/ all portions tho dwindles north of the 10.

Rarely get engaged in conversation but one guy on a BMX bike wanted to happy...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-17, 11:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,969
Posted By Sewellymon

I've got 5 or 6 rides in on my new Infinito CV. ...

I've got 5 or 6 rides in on my new Infinito CV.

It's sort of hard to compare only because once you've thrown a leg over the new ride and start pedaling, that is your new reality. Be easier to...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-28-17, 05:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,969
Posted By Sewellymon

No... but these days that is not all that...

No... but these days that is not all that unusual. I've had a number of big - bling mt bikes in recent years and never pre-rode 'em. Sort of trusted the universal consensus and accepted that I'd be...
07-28-17, 04:10 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 88,525
Posted By Sewellymon

Just FYI- SGRT is virtually homeless- free in the...

Just FYI- SGRT is virtually homeless- free in the previously "tent- city" areas near 60 and 10....
Forum: Road Cycling
07-28-17, 04:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,969
Posted By Sewellymon

Cannot speak to either -but just bought an...

Cannot speak to either -but just bought an Infinito CV frameset. HED Ardienne Black wheelset and Dura-Ace groupo (w Ultegra 32 rear cassette and derailleur). Can't wait.
09-12-16, 12:42 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

Interestingly... because i am a good cook, I am...

Interestingly... because i am a good cook, I am eating really great stuff.

Lotta grilled veg and grilled meats. Great salads, killer seafood...

I hit the farmers market - so in addition to...
09-12-16, 10:59 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

am down about 15 lbs in 10 weeks. no wheat,...

am down about 15 lbs in 10 weeks.

no wheat, or sugar, simple carbs (cheat when it's white rice in sushi) or anything processed or in a box (apart from rice or quinoa pasta...)

virtually no...
08-01-16, 09:21 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

congrats on the challenge... weight holding...

congrats on the challenge... weight holding steady week 4 of my program tho lost .5" on the belly, so down 4.5 inches (about 7 lbs...
07-25-16, 08:36 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

I started my program July 1 ..about 3 weeks in...

I started my program July 1 ..about 3 weeks in down 7 lbs and 4 inches on belly...

been a light exercise month... will up the exercise quotient in August...
07-04-16, 01:46 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

Congrats on the down 20.4.... I just started...

Congrats on the down 20.4....

I just started my nutritional journey. Clean eatin'... so lets see how far my current 218.6 BMI /30.5 goes......
06-17-16, 09:37 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,676
Posted By Sewellymon

Hi all, In the 1980's- my fastest cycling...

Hi all,

In the 1980's- my fastest cycling times - at age 28 or 30- was when I weighed perhaps 165.

Age 59- sporting 222.

Been riding. Going for a 30K' elevation gain month, so fitness is...
06-17-16, 05:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,114
Posted By Sewellymon

I am 6'0" - I forget my frame size- think it's...

I am 6'0" - I forget my frame size- think it's maybe a 56cm? But I've a lightly used Specialized Roubaix frame (2011 model) I'd sell for a song.

It's a super compliant frame. Me 220 lbs, and no...
06-17-16, 05:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,003
Posted By Sewellymon

Circle of Doom sounds perfect (except I'd need to...

Circle of Doom sounds perfect (except I'd need to roll out 3 hours prior to everybody else I am so slow....

I'd like to do the ride that circles Mt Pinos, et al.. but that is 11 months away or...
06-16-16, 03:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,003
Posted By Sewellymon

Thnx. I'll suss out the July 4 ride. I am not a...

Thnx. I'll suss out the July 4 ride. I am not a fan of Baldy on weekends because of traffic.

I get up GMR often enough. Just did the 2 to Mt Wilson above Clear Creek the other day. I'm doin' a 59...
06-16-16, 12:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,003
Posted By Sewellymon

nOOb Old and Slow looking for suitable supported ride in the Fall w lotsa elev gain?

Hi All,

After a couple decades of being semi-dormant as an endurance athlete, I am back in the saddle for 2016 (Strava is a great motivator).
I don't expect to really hit my stride until '17 once...
02-05-09, 02:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,331
Posted By Sewellymon

bob - that's the section that they think will...

bob - that's the section that they think will take $78,000,000 to make safe for tourist traffic

somehow i bet in this fiscal environment, it won't happen unless they get Fed money from Obama as...
02-03-09, 11:42 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,998
Posted By Sewellymon

i am PASSIONATE about the DiNotte. it's like a...

i am PASSIONATE about the DiNotte. it's like a cop car's flashing red light...

but yea. sux if you are behind me. but i am also one of the slowest guys out there, so anybody with any fitness is...
02-03-09, 02:12 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,998
Posted By Sewellymon

rose bowl and chantry flats above arcadia ...

rose bowl

and chantry flats above arcadia

i run 400 lumens on helmet, 200 on handlebar, and DiNotte's killer 200 lumen rear red..
02-03-09, 02:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,331
Posted By Sewellymon

the section that got avalanched was impassable...

the section that got avalanched was impassable until '96 or so when they rebuilt it to the extent they could get fire trucks thru. i know last winter there was a huge land-slide covering lord knows...
02-02-09, 11:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,331
Posted By Sewellymon

re; opening 39 to 2... the powers-that-be...

re; opening 39 to 2...

the powers-that-be are serious about doing this..

ck below link titled "Highway 39 To 2 past Crystal Lake to Rebuild, Reopen"
...
09-14-08, 04:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 748
Posted By Sewellymon

This is a good option. Riding a car-free road is...

This is a good option. Riding a car-free road is always a treat. However, this is not as pretty a ride as GMR or ACH.

Another reduced car/ motorcycle option I often do is drive a ways up ACH. I...
08-24-08, 01:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 703
Posted By Sewellymon

Big John's route above is the uber-classic. ...

Big John's route above is the uber-classic.

However, if you are doing big GMR- i prefer to park right off the Little Dalton Road which shoots right/ east just past the suburbs at the start of the...
08-09-08, 12:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 823
Posted By Sewellymon

as of today/ Friday PM, bugs are out Newcomb's...

as of today/ Friday PM, bugs are out Newcomb's and above (least they were at 6PM ish..

Not horrific. No deet. But mid-day with less breeze? Maybe worse..
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-08, 07:58 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 14,813
Posted By Sewellymon

Just built up a beautiful 11 year old/ mint...

Just built up a beautiful 11 year old/ mint condition Klein Quantum Race (photos to follow..

First impressions? "Ooooooooooh Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Oh MY"

Oh- eBay frame for $105 + shipping.
08-07-08, 07:27 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,480
Posted By Sewellymon

I am jones-ing to ride Big Pine to Westguard Pass...

I am jones-ing to ride Big Pine to Westguard Pass to the Bristlecone Forest. Far less traffic than most or all the Eastern Sierra paved roads (apart from the Red's Meadow Rd which is mostly...
07-29-08, 10:27 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,090
Posted By Sewellymon

I must chime in to say the Sierra Madre police...

I must chime in to say the Sierra Madre police SUCK with regards to ticketing cyclists. The peloton gives the town some of it's flavor. . .

Fascists..
07-29-08, 09:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,068
Posted By Sewellymon

People like GMR more because it commands...

People like GMR more because it commands aesthetic views. 39 is wonderfully safe past the locked gate, but frankly - - this is the ugliest paved road in the San Gabriels in terms of the surrounding...
07-16-08, 02:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 734
Posted By Sewellymon

Dennis Crowley Passed On

It is with great sadness to post the news that my friend Dennis Crowley passed on Saturday. Some of you knew him as a tireless advocate for cycling around Pasadena (or in previous years as a regular...
07-14-08, 12:03 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,865
Posted By Sewellymon

sorry to bump an old thread.. I lusted...

sorry to bump an old thread..

I lusted hard for a new or recent vintage Klein Q-Pro, but when it came time to pull the trigger, I opted for old skool. Just bought off eBay a '97 Klein Quantum...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-30-08, 10:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,638
Posted By Sewellymon

OK- anybody else been riding XERO Airys? I...

OK- anybody else been riding XERO Airys?

I just bought a set. Now- i am a heavy guy (195), but I ride pretty timid. Really wanted them to (maybe) help with climbing. Stay tuned...
04-02-08, 04:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 673
Posted By Sewellymon

Bob- is highway 39 rideable to AC Highway/ Islip...

Bob- is highway 39 rideable to AC Highway/ Islip Saddle then? I was there 6 weeks ago and it was blocked by a huge landslide.
03-02-08, 09:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 449
Posted By Sewellymon

Yea- I read your TR's about those Grassy Hollow...

Yea- I read your TR's about those Grassy Hollow rides. This year- I'm IN (albeit towards the back...
03-01-08, 10:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 449
Posted By Sewellymon

So I am either a wimp or a genius. I hate fog,...

So I am either a wimp or a genius. I hate fog, drizzle and cold. But I wanted to ride up Mt. Wilson today. So I drove, parked, and started my ride a bit beyond Clear Creek Above the fog. Was...
02-18-08, 10:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 684
Posted By Sewellymon

This maybe a good place for a Highway 39 update. ...

This maybe a good place for a Highway 39 update.

Went as far as possible Sunday. The road past the Crystal Lake turnoff stays mostly dry for perhaps 1 1/2 miles. Once the road winds on Mt....
01-02-08, 01:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 528
Posted By Sewellymon

starts steep; eases off 1/3rd of the ways, then a...

starts steep; eases off 1/3rd of the ways, then a tad more 1/2 way- ish

sorry. i ignore that feature on my garmin

it's the shizt. of course, the REAL riding is the singletrack that lays beyond...
01-01-08, 11:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 528
Posted By Sewellymon

Bigdraft (Pat) says for full effect, ya gotta do...

Bigdraft (Pat) says for full effect, ya gotta do 3 laps up Chantry. I've not yet, but soon.... slowly...
01-01-08, 10:57 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,452
Posted By Sewellymon

I was up there for a day's end ride. A bit more...

I was up there for a day's end ride. A bit more traffic that normal. Did I say I HATE LOUD HARLEY'S?

But it was all good. Nice climbing temps. And sunset was earth-shatteringly good. I had to pull...
12-28-07, 11:36 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,569
Posted By Sewellymon

WOW. yea my boss was riding his mtn bike up near...

WOW. yea my boss was riding his mtn bike up near the Alpine Tavern/ Mt Lowe Campground when your girlfriend passed him like he was standing still. And he climbs pretty fast uphill. He was blown away....
12-15-07, 09:05 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,287
Posted By Sewellymon

yea- 2 lites = handlebar + helmet + rear . i run...

yea- 2 lites = handlebar + helmet + rear . i run all dinotte; their lights are garden-variety good, but their rear/ red is a nuclear burn red. brightest rear lite on the market. i like knowin i can...
12-14-07, 11:25 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,287
Posted By Sewellymon

i might have seen you going down.. i started up...

i might have seen you going down.. i started up around 8PM....

was 47F -ish at the start, so likely high 30's up top

i carry a camelback, and when finished climbing take off slightly damp...
11-23-07, 01:16 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,029
Posted By Sewellymon

Chantry Flats on Wednesday eve. Tool lots of...

Chantry Flats on Wednesday eve. Tool lots of October/ Nov off; am slower... :(
10-31-07, 09:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 761
Posted By Sewellymon

Rose Bowl is a VERY safe night ride venue. been...

Rose Bowl is a VERY safe night ride venue. been doing it once, twice a week. nobody is out riding, so i am also more apt to just spin easy and smell the roses...
10-27-07, 10:21 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,113
Posted By Sewellymon

yea what eficiency said. i ride dirt at...

yea what eficiency said.

i ride dirt at night. have handlebar + helmet mount. it's all good..
10-26-07, 01:15 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,113
Posted By Sewellymon

i run dinotte on both helmet and handlebar, plus...

i run dinotte on both helmet and handlebar, plus the tail light is the absolute ****ZZLE
10-19-07, 10:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,388
Posted By Sewellymon

back in the day when Lower Arroyo seco was more...

back in the day when Lower Arroyo seco was more rideable, i'd sort of time trail the loop- JPL up Mt Lowe Rd., Red Box to JPL in under 4 hours. But, that was '93 and I was in my mid 30's vs 50. Oh...
09-20-07, 10:58 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 9,281
Posted By Sewellymon

yep. 's was you going up. the lone intrepid rider...

yep. 's was you going up. the lone intrepid rider on the mtn. was not exactly spooky, but the place had an isolated vibe last night. storm clouds lowering.. occasional drizzle.. very few cars. empty...
09-20-07, 12:33 AM
Replies: 319
Views: 9,281
Posted By Sewellymon

jconrad wrote " I did end up going up...

jconrad wrote " I did end up going up Chantry tonight"

yea, saw you going down as i was riding up, yes?

i said "whassup, brutha?"

you said, um.... nuthin. rode on by

or were you...
09-16-07, 07:43 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,351
Posted By Sewellymon

fatality somewhere beyond chantry flats in the...

fatality somewhere beyond chantry flats in the backcountry last night. was mt biking the upper winter creek/ hoegee/ lower winter creek loop. ran into a bunch of sheriff and coroners hiking out. i...
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