Where did you ride in Southern California today?
#2926
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> 50 mi. and > 2,000 ft. elevation gain for the first time ever this morning.
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Saturday...Montrose Ride (8:00, short). Speed in the first half of the was ride fast, but not nearly as ballistic as the week before. I felt comfortable with the few 30+mph surges. After the short/long split, the pace was energetic, but steady. I punched hard over the Winston climb, and had to dig deep to stay with the group in the chicane before Foothill. Heading uphill into SM, things got spicy, and I lost contact before the base of the final climb. Not my best day, but a good workout (46mi, 1400')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
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Saturday...Montrose Ride (8:00, short). Speed in the first half the ride fast, but not nearly as ballistic as the week before. I felt comfortable with the few 30+mph surges. After the sort/long split, the pace was energetic but steady. I punched hard over the Winston climb, and had to dig deep to stay with the group in the chicane before Foothill. Heading uphill into SM, things got spicy, and I lost contact before the base of the final climb. Not my best day, but a good workout (46mi, 1400')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
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Rode with a buddy for the first time in 40 years (He's now in San Diego area). Great route, great to ride with him again, even though I still can't keep up. 40 years ago we'd ride in the farm areas outside Idaho Falls. He'd be ahead 50-100 yards and wake up a dog sleeping on the porch of a house. Dog would wake up and chase after him, but never catch him. Dog would trot back toward the porch and I'd come along. Dog is now awake and halfway across the yard. Great sprint training! (Farm dogs have much, much better wheels than city dogs).
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-Stupid hurts....ride safe
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-Stupid hurts....ride safe
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#2932
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Saturday...Montrose Ride (8:00, short). Speed in the first half the ride fast, but not nearly as ballistic as the week before. I felt comfortable with the few 30+mph surges. After the sort/long split, the pace was energetic but steady. I punched hard over the Winston climb, and had to dig deep to stay with the group in the chicane before Foothill. Heading uphill into SM, things got spicy, and I lost contact before the base of the final climb. Not my best day, but a good workout (46mi, 1400')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
Sunday...MTB with a group of friends. The original ride plan was Lowe-Idlehour-Henninger, but the climb to Inspiration Point took way longer than planned (a disparity of climbing speeds in the group). We all agreed to return the way we came up, with the added fun of the upper part of Sunset Ridge Trail. It’s been 20+years since I’ve been on Sunset - that was a blast! I will be back again. Unfortunately, once back on the paved road descent, I over-cooked a corner, ended up against a bush, which yanked my handlebar hard, and put me on the ground HARD. It took me a while to get my body back under control, assess damage, and get going again. I’m thankful for my friends (a couple of them are HS coaches) who did a great job in helping me manage the situation, and I was able to finish the descent and ride home under my own power, including the final stretch of singletrack down to Chaney Trail. I’m scraped and bruised, and I think a couple of ribs might be cracked. It’s going to suck for a little while, but I’ll be okay. On first inspection, it looks like the only issue with my bike is a torn grip. I’m also going to need a new helmet. It doesn’t have major damage, but there are some ripples in the shell and foam. Other than the falling down part, it was a really nice ride with some good folks. (14mi, 3100')
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Actually, my Doc told me neosporin causes scar tissue and slows down the healing. He recommended cleaning it up real well and coating it with Aquaphor. After 6 weeks of not quite healing, it healed in a week with Aquaphor. That was well after the risk of infection had passed.
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-Stupid hurts....ride safe
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-Stupid hurts....ride safe
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#2934
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Saturday, Sunday and Monday clocked in a total of about 73 miles on the gravel bike. Swapped out to an XD 10-42t rear cassette and I'm really digging the 10t cog. It allows me to pick up speed on the downhill and I'm able to pass up a few slow riding roadies on a 1x drivetrain while with a 38t front chainring.
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Saturday, Sunday and Monday clocked in a total of about 73 miles on the gravel bike. Swapped out to an XD 10-42t rear cassette and I'm really digging the 10t cog. It allows me to pick up speed on the downhill and I'm able to pass up a few slow riding roadies on a 1x drivetrain while with a 38t front chainring.
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-Stupid hurts....ride safe
#2936
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Actually, my Doc told me neosporin causes scar tissue and slows down the healing. He recommended cleaning it up real well and coating it with Aquaphor. After 6 weeks of not quite healing, it healed in a week with Aquaphor. That was well after the risk of infection had passed.
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I still prefer bigger chainrings for smoother drivetrain efficiency. With 1x in order to have decent low and high gearing, there needs to be some compromises made. Though I found I don't need to be in the 10t cog for very long. I'm now tempted to try a 9t cog!
#2938
Digging Bikes Again!
Another maiden voyage on the Santiago Creek trail. I had bought a pair of Electra Ticinos in rough shape a while back, and I rebuilt that beige one first for my wife. I started fiddling with the other one, which was a bit more beat-up - missing brake lever, fenders a bit more twisted up. Decided that if we were going to have "his and hers", they didn't need to match exactly, so I did this blue one up with shorty fenders and flatter bars to give it a more sporting look. Finished it up last night, and before Mother Nature closed the microwave door and hit the popcorn button, I got out on the trail and gave it a shake-down ride to fine-tune the gears and brakes.
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#2940
Cantilever believer
I heard it was almost hot there this week.
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#2941
Digging Bikes Again!
Yeah, but it's a dry heat. When you live in Arizona, triple-digits are part of the bargain. We don't deal with it as well. I work in a museum on weekends, and I was wondering if we'd see a spike in attendance over the weekend with people looking for indoor activities. Once the heat kicked in around noon, we were mobbed. I've been stir-crazy, and have been going out late at night to ride. Today's supposed to be the last day of this heat wave, and we're supposed to be in the high 70s by Wednesday, so I can start riding to and from work without stroking out.
#2942
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Knocked out 23 and 26 miles this weekend. My lazy butt didn't wake up early enough so I left around 10am on both days. By noon, it was definitely in the 100s! By the time I start drinking my 2nd water bottle, it's like hot tea despite being filled with ice! On the bright side, I recently picked some lightweight 1100g disc wheels. The heat makes hill climbing more laborious, but the reduced rotational weight made it less painful!
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California Earthquake Strikes Near Malibu, Felt Miles Away
I missed it as I was out on a bike ride! A pretty uneventful 30 miles, most of it on the Santa Ana River Trail.
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Digging Bikes Again!
Now this is funny. Late last night we were shaken awake with rattling and a lot of noise. I went around the house to see what was going on. Turns out our next door neighbor, whose garage has an adjoining wall to ours, must have had a very badly balanced load of laundry going which was shaking the wall.
When I got to work, my wife had texted me saying the neighbors must have something wrong with their washing machine because she felt shaking again.
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two little rides-16 miler and 33 miler-dialing in a newly built up older frame. just stayed local metro san diego which was low 70's w/partial overcast all day.
wanted to hit the local mountains roughly an hour's drive east but it was upper 50's/low 60's and windy. tomorrow/saturday is supposed to be a bit nicer out
there so may have a go.
wanted to hit the local mountains roughly an hour's drive east but it was upper 50's/low 60's and windy. tomorrow/saturday is supposed to be a bit nicer out
there so may have a go.
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so made it out to a fave san diego county hc climb-east grade palomar road (san diego county road s7)-with the new 1995 battaglin steel build.
yesterday was a bit too chilly for this wimp and tomorrow will be 10 degrees warmer so decided to strike today with temps in the mid/low-70's.
even tho it was a saturday (usually leave the scenic mountain/desert/coastal roads for the weekend warriors and wait till mon/tues), knew east grade
palomar (vs south grade palomar s6) would be chill and it was. 11 mile ascent and corresponding descent. saw approx 15 autos/motorcycles combined
on the 100 min ascent and only had one car pass on the entire descent. pavement still really good. no issues on the climb and there was really nothing
to obviously avoid on the entire downhill. there are handfuls of places in the downhill lane that are starting to spider web/crackle and may present
differently next spring but, for now, are still rideable and not necessary to avoid. entire 11 mile length of road i'm grading an 8/10 overall.
there was a time where i could descend the entire length of east grade palomar w/o using the brakes. the braver self got shelved about a decade ago
but it's doable and without any brush/tree encroachment currently if you're feeling it. excellent fall/early winter endeavor with views
(that easily exceed the more famous sibling s6 south grade climb) for days on both the way up and down. it was one of those efforts that was constantly under review
(next curve, next mile, next pedal stroke imma turning around) since the form is currently lacking but the curious case of the entire length of the road
-both sides-having fifth of a mile markers (check it out if you go) actually helped me to complete the end of term project when i was this close to getting an incomplete or dnf.
happy for persevering and for a little mother's visit just past the top/s6 & s7 junction. need to get my duff out there again before winter.
https://www.strava.com/activities/12471142831
yesterday was a bit too chilly for this wimp and tomorrow will be 10 degrees warmer so decided to strike today with temps in the mid/low-70's.
even tho it was a saturday (usually leave the scenic mountain/desert/coastal roads for the weekend warriors and wait till mon/tues), knew east grade
palomar (vs south grade palomar s6) would be chill and it was. 11 mile ascent and corresponding descent. saw approx 15 autos/motorcycles combined
on the 100 min ascent and only had one car pass on the entire descent. pavement still really good. no issues on the climb and there was really nothing
to obviously avoid on the entire downhill. there are handfuls of places in the downhill lane that are starting to spider web/crackle and may present
differently next spring but, for now, are still rideable and not necessary to avoid. entire 11 mile length of road i'm grading an 8/10 overall.
there was a time where i could descend the entire length of east grade palomar w/o using the brakes. the braver self got shelved about a decade ago
but it's doable and without any brush/tree encroachment currently if you're feeling it. excellent fall/early winter endeavor with views
(that easily exceed the more famous sibling s6 south grade climb) for days on both the way up and down. it was one of those efforts that was constantly under review
(next curve, next mile, next pedal stroke imma turning around) since the form is currently lacking but the curious case of the entire length of the road
-both sides-having fifth of a mile markers (check it out if you go) actually helped me to complete the end of term project when i was this close to getting an incomplete or dnf.
happy for persevering and for a little mother's visit just past the top/s6 & s7 junction. need to get my duff out there again before winter.
https://www.strava.com/activities/12471142831
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