I saw an old friend while riding in the coastal mountains Saturday and he invited me to ride in the higher inland mountains tomorrow. I invited a faster friend and he invited another, even faster one. I must resist the urge to turn a nostalgia based friendly cruise into a bleeding-out-of-the-eyes-chase-at-red-line event.
Also, I should not blow up with a grueling climb today. Better get going before it gets any hotter.