Originally Posted by
trailangel
I did the ride. About 20 riders. Good pace. My only complaint.. if you call it a complaint, at about the 15 mile mark everyone stops at Bean Town in Sierra Madre.... and after about 45 minutes everyone still looked firmly seated so I went on and finished the ride myself.
Who had the pale blue w/ white trim Raleigh International.....? OUTSTANDING!
I wasn't able to make yesterday's ride due to a lingering flu I'm trying to shake, but that 45 min. stop sounds pretty normal for this ride. If it's pretty hot, it might only be 30-35 min, but 45-50 min. seems to be more the norm. I wouldn't call it an "easy" ride, but it's a pretty social pace. Conversations are easy on the downhill first half, and most riders can talk a bit on the climb to Bean Town. You're always welcome to hammer up the climb, but then you're just waiting around longer for everyone to finish up. :-)