Where did you ride in Southern California today?
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Last night, I had intended to do an hour of easy tempo (Z2) to let my body recover from recent hard efforts and stay fresh for the upcoming weekend. Some easy laps around the Rose Bowl loop were a great plan for that kind of effort. So much for plans. As soon as I got to the loop, a group of 3 rolled past, including a friend. I had zero willpower to stop myself from jumping on the back of the group and taking my turn taking pulls for the next 2 laps (6 mi) at a much higher effort level than intended. Since I already blew my plan, I joined the Tues/Thurs Rose Bowl Ride group as they rolled out. The first lap is always pretty easy, but then the big motors (lots of young strong racer-boys, and a few Pro/1 guys) start trying to tear off legs. I lasted 3 hot laps (9 mi). My ego says I pulled the plug because it was time to head for home, but my ego is a liar. Those 3 laps are all I could handle. It was good high-intensity work (many 500W+ efforts), and felt a tiny bit better than last week riding with the same group. https://www.strava.com/activities/8030030710
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I wonder if that photo is just a mistake, since the fully built bikes appear to have front/rear flat mount brakes. Also it'd be a PITA, for example Shimano GRX only comes in flat mount calipers and if you go post brakes you'd have to run a rear flat-to-post adapter. I actually prefer post mount, but it'd be better to have the same mount front and back. Though I like that the frame comes with a T47 BB. T47 seems like it's catching on with newer carbon frames.
Also I'm OCD about cleaning my bikes, S. California trail riding seems to be mostly hard packed dirt that gets into everything. Hosing your bike will be a necessity!
Also I'm OCD about cleaning my bikes, S. California trail riding seems to be mostly hard packed dirt that gets into everything. Hosing your bike will be a necessity!
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Last night, I had intended to do an hour of easy tempo (Z2) to let my body recover from recent hard efforts and stay fresh for the upcoming weekend. Some easy laps around the Rose Bowl loop were a great plan for that kind of effort. So much for plans. As soon as I got to the loop, a group of 3 rolled past, including a friend. I had zero willpower to stop myself from jumping on the back of the group and taking my turn taking pulls for the next 2 laps (6 mi) at a much higher effort level than intended. Since I already blew my plan, I joined the Tues/Thurs Rose Bowl Ride group as they rolled out. The first lap is always pretty easy, but then the big motors (lots of young strong racer-boys, and a few Pro/1 guys) start trying to tear off legs. I lasted 3 hot laps. My ego says I pulled the plug because it was time to head for home, but my ego is a liar. Those 3 laps are all I could handle. It was good high-intensity work (many 500W+ efforts), and felt a tiny bit better than last week riding with the same group. https://www.strava.com/activities/8030030710
Cycling and the ego are a bad combo!
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I had ambitious planning to do more, but my body told me this was enough. Mild santa ana dry conditions on Palomar Mt today left my hydration game behind the ball and legs paid the price.
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Enjoyed beautiful fall weather for 2 rides this weekend. Sat. on familiar roads central/south county. Sunday rode up Brea Cyn Road (the re-pave is done), quick SAG at Heritage Park then over to D. Bar Blvd. up to Grand, over to Chino Hills Pkwy. Turned up Windmill Creek Rd. to Rancho Hills Dr. up & over to Eucalyptus then back down to Chino Hills Pkwy. (hat tip to CAT7RDR). Thankfully the climb up Rancho Hills is steepest the first half. The descent around the back curve & down Eucalyptus is well worth the effort. Good thing no radar cops around! SAG at Veterans park then over Carbon Cyn. Road back to home. Saw only 2 other cyclists on CC Road save a small group headed north on Kraemer in the Placentia area I guess everyone was on the trails or PCH.
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Saturday...34 miles of easy cruising on the road bike, and just enjoying the day. Arroyo-LA River-Burbank-Glendale-Montrose-La Canada. https://www.strava.com/activities/8038627416
Sunday - First time riding dirt in Turnbull Canyon. Some fun stuff, some tough climbs, but most downhills are heavy washboard. I took a tumble on Cow Trail, and my phone came out of my pocket, but I didn't realize it until a while later. Thankfully, I was able to find the crash site again and recovered my phone. I'm glad I checked out the area, but I'm not particularly inclined to ride it again any time soon. https://www.strava.com/activities/8044252323
Sunday - First time riding dirt in Turnbull Canyon. Some fun stuff, some tough climbs, but most downhills are heavy washboard. I took a tumble on Cow Trail, and my phone came out of my pocket, but I didn't realize it until a while later. Thankfully, I was able to find the crash site again and recovered my phone. I'm glad I checked out the area, but I'm not particularly inclined to ride it again any time soon. https://www.strava.com/activities/8044252323
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Final weeknight, after-work Happy Hour dirt ride of the year. https://www.strava.com/activities/8055511570
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I did my usual Griffith Observatory climb today and it colder than usual. It was really windy as well and I was getting blown all over the place. Though I picked up some tail winds on the descent and was doing 40mph plus like it was nothing. On a side note, I picked up a red saddle to match my red bling! Lol
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cold 0630am start from Escondido mall, warmed up from the cold 34* valley and hit Double Peaks park right a lil after sun up, Up Jesmond Dean, Circle R, Lilac to Couser Canyon, Up Rice Canyon to the Rainbow valley store to top off on fluids and mexican coke. DH Rice and up Couser canyon, up Lilac, Up Old Castle and bomb into Escondido and about 7 miles of false flat downhill back to the mall.
Long day, lots of punchy climbs. I told them “If you aren’t cursing my name by the end of the ride, I didn’t choose a good route.”
https://www.strava.com/activities/8073982389
Long day, lots of punchy climbs. I told them “If you aren’t cursing my name by the end of the ride, I didn’t choose a good route.”
https://www.strava.com/activities/8073982389
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For Sunday I rode 40 miles around Los Angeles. I rode up Elysian Park, cruised down Sunset Blvd. towards Griffith Park and climbed to the Observatory. I then rode back home on the LA River Bike Trail. I randomly bumped into a few cycling buddies along the way! Also the weather right now is perfect! Not too hot, but warm and the air is cool to keep the motor running strong!
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Saturday... 41 mi easy tempo (Z2) out to Santa Fe Dam and back via So Pasadena. I did a better-than-usual job sticking to my plan of an easy pace. My legs were feeling good and wanted to unleash some fury, but I maintained my constrained effort intent from start to finish. https://www.strava.com/activities/8073607820
Sunday...21 mi dirt ride with old and new friends. JPL - Flint Canyon - Cherry Canyon - Glendale Sports Complex. Every time I ride this route, it makes me happy. Some demanding climbing sections, but there is a ton of fun singletrack. Everyone in the group was fairly evenly matched, and we pushed each other a bit, resulting in a few PRs for me. Saturday's easy pace paid off with Sunday legs feeling good all day. https://www.strava.com/activities/8079117178
Sunday...21 mi dirt ride with old and new friends. JPL - Flint Canyon - Cherry Canyon - Glendale Sports Complex. Every time I ride this route, it makes me happy. Some demanding climbing sections, but there is a ton of fun singletrack. Everyone in the group was fairly evenly matched, and we pushed each other a bit, resulting in a few PRs for me. Saturday's easy pace paid off with Sunday legs feeling good all day. https://www.strava.com/activities/8079117178
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Last night I inadvertently did a night ride at Griffith Park! I thought I had enough daylight to do my regular rounds, but it ended being nightfall by the time I reached the observatory. I also only brought my small lights as opposed to my bright Lumina light, so I was riding the fire roads in near darkness. Luckily I have the roads fairly ingrained in my head, so I was able to navigate with only about 6 feet of visibility. I only stumbled on a single coyote (no P-22 mountain lion sightings). By the time I reached back down to the main road, the beginning of a series of unfortunate events unfolded. Traffic at this time is abysmal with people taking shortcuts from the 134 fwy. As I'm sprinting on the side road making good time, I start hearing a strange thwanking sound. I stop to inspect my wheels and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, until I checked my rear tire. I then saw a huge rusty nail lodged in, so I proceed to pull it out, hearing the dreaded hissing sounds as air leaks outs! "No problem!" I thought since I have a spare tube and I'll be up-n-running in 5-10 minutes. As I setup on the side the road about to remove my wheel, I realized I forgot to pack my allen wrench to remove the threaded thru-axle! Doh! I was still a few miles from my car and traffic is so bad in the area, I didn't feel it'd be worth calling an Uber. I ended up walking a good 30-45 minute in my clipless shoes and rolling/carrying my bike. I was hoping to see a cyclist ride by with a tool kit, but all I saw were a bunch of runners with headlamps (I guess night running is a thing at GP)! While walking on the side trail, I ended up stepping in soft mud that caked up my tires making them look like donuts! I eventually reached my car, got home and thorughly hosed my bike down. Thankfully my wife had a freshly cooked stew dinner waiting for me!
On a positive note, my human motor felt awesome in the cool night air and at no point did I feel like I'd redline during the climb. I might have to do more night climbing, preferably with more lighting and with my full tool kit! Lol
It was much darker than this:
A walking stop by the LA Zoo:
Back to my car full of mud:
On a positive note, my human motor felt awesome in the cool night air and at no point did I feel like I'd redline during the climb. I might have to do more night climbing, preferably with more lighting and with my full tool kit! Lol
It was much darker than this:
A walking stop by the LA Zoo:
Back to my car full of mud:
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I often hike Peters Canyon Park and seeing all the gravel cyclists has made me gravel curious too. Having a gravel bike would also let me explore the area on Portola Parkway past Whispering Hills, assuming the climb up Portola Parkway is not significantly harder than on my road bike.
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First ride on my new (to me) gravel bike. The route included pavement, smooth fire road climbs, rutted and rocky fire road descents, singletrack, and multiple stream crossings. It was awesome! The bike handled better than expected in the rough stuff, and rolled better than expected on the smooth stuff. https://strava.app.link/UGUvY62ISub
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First ride on my new (to me) gravel bike. The route included pavement, smooth fire road climbs, rutted and rocky fire road descents, singletrack, and multiple stream crossings. It was awesome! The bike handled better than expected in the rough stuff, and rolled better than expected on the smooth stuff. https://strava.app.link/UGUvY62ISub
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This review (Ibis Hakka MX review | off-road.cc) says that Enve has revised the fork for a flat mount brake.
I often hike Peters Canyon Park and seeing all the gravel cyclists has made me gravel curious too. Having a gravel bike would also let me explore the area on Portola Parkway past Whispering Hills, assuming the climb up Portola Parkway is not significantly harder than on my road bike.
I often hike Peters Canyon Park and seeing all the gravel cyclists has made me gravel curious too. Having a gravel bike would also let me explore the area on Portola Parkway past Whispering Hills, assuming the climb up Portola Parkway is not significantly harder than on my road bike.
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The current tires are not tubeless capable, and I ran them at 60psi to keep from pinch-flatting. I will be installing a set of Pirelli tubeless (Cinturato H rear, M front) in the very near future.
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That route was so fun! The finish coming down Gould Mesa and Gabrielino was rough from the recent rain, but added some great spice to the day.
The current tires are not tubeless capable, and I ran them at 60psi to keep from pinch-flatting. I will be installing a set of Pirelli tubeless (Cinturato H rear, M front) in the very near future.
The current tires are not tubeless capable, and I ran them at 60psi to keep from pinch-flatting. I will be installing a set of Pirelli tubeless (Cinturato H rear, M front) in the very near future.
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That route was so fun! The finish coming down Gould Mesa and Gabrielino was rough from the recent rain, but added some great spice to the day.
The current tires are not tubeless capable, and I ran them at 60psi to keep from pinch-flatting. I will be installing a set of Pirelli tubeless (Cinturato H rear, M front) in the very near future.
The current tires are not tubeless capable, and I ran them at 60psi to keep from pinch-flatting. I will be installing a set of Pirelli tubeless (Cinturato H rear, M front) in the very near future.
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I am not sure I can handle the really rough stuff. I went for a 26 mile road ride this morning and jarred my right elbow by riding through a ~1.5" deep recessed utility access cover.
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November's Century a Month challenge has been clocked in, in the hills of South/East San Diego. Started in Chula Vista by the 5, popped my Mt Helix cherry. That was a cool climb w/ amazing views of down town, point loma and the islands off Mexico. Routed through to the Great Western loop, down Lyon's Valley to Honeysprings. It was good to get some downhill free mile since most of the climbing was counted at mile 55 where the climbing stopped and head wind began until the end of the ride. I still hate Otay Lakes Rd...
https://www.strava.com/activities/8109139331
https://www.strava.com/activities/8109139331
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November's Century a Month challenge has been clocked in, in the hills of South/East San Diego. Started in Chula Vista by the 5, popped my Mt Helix cherry. That was a cool climb w/ amazing views of down town, point loma and the islands off Mexico. Routed through to the Great Western loop, down Lyon's Valley to Honeysprings. It was good to get some downhill free mile since most of the climbing was counted at mile 55 where the climbing stopped and head wind began until the end of the ride. I still hate Otay Lakes Rd...
https://www.strava.com/activities/8109139331
https://www.strava.com/activities/8109139331
along with inattentive trucks/suv's.
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Recovery 100k on the coast w/ some hills in Del Mar with the team. Low watts, low HR and keep smiling! Legs muscles felt good, left knee has KT tape around it from yesterday's push in the hills. Tape helped allot today, I'm gonna have to stash some in the saddle bag now. I also bowl allot so lots of abuse to the left knee over the years
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Went on an overnight group bikepacking trip to El Capitan State Beach…. a short, 70 mile, round trip coastal ride, just north of LA.
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roadfix that looks like a great view to wake up to! Reminds me of the campground up in Santa Cruz state park.
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