Southern California - oct 15 - palm springs metric

the palm springs metric.... also on a sunday (AND the day after smog to surf! ugh!)

info here (http://www.kleinclarksports.com/tramroadchallenge.html)

the day before they have a time trial up the tram road!!!!! so you can sign up for both! MY lbs guy was fastest last year! YAY, SCOTT!!!!!!!

if i wasn't doing StoS i'd do the time trial...just cuz! lol! but i'd probably come in last! but i'd get my prize! tee hee!

i'll be hurtin on the metric even... cuz i don't like to ride that far the day after a long ride! oh well!

Can it be? :o A Sunday ride? Oh crud... Extort and OC's big ride is on Oct 14. Umm, if I decide I haven't had enough riding after their ride, is there day-of registration? Hmm... let's see...

The website suggests the metric is on Saturday, and the half metric is on Sunday. I'm not driving all the way out there for a half metric. The metric on Sunday appears to only be for people who do the time trial on Saturday. Oh well, whatever... I'd probably be beat after Extort and OC's ride anyway.

road rides are sunday... time trial up the tram road is saturday....

if you look at the brochure (click on brochure link) you see that the road rides are indeed on sunday..

and no... anyone can sign up for just the time trial... or just the road rides or both...

ya... their site is confusing... their brochure is better....

i emailed them....

Okay, the registration form confirms what caligurl said. The above link is just kind of confusing since it lists things in columns, with apparently a Saturday column and a Sunday column.

Sounds kind of fun, but probably too much for the day after Extort and OC's ride. Unless of course someone offers me a tow rope.

i'll be doing it the day after a century too!

Would you be willing to wait around for me and make sure I don't die? Or better yet just toss me that tow rope?

As I posted in the other thread, if Vicki and I don't do the half metric in Ventura the week before, we may drive down after Hilly's soccer game on Sat and ride on Sunday. We won't know for several weeks though. Could be fun....

Sheldon

"n00b" here (and official first post)...

I might be doing the tram road climb on the 14th... My friend is definitely doing it though so i'll be out there for that and for another friend's softball tournament.

Cool. Welcome aboard.

I may do this one... don't really want to do the ride Saturday on the SART so this might be a good alternative.... so... Jason... no worries, if you end up stopped somewhere I'll eventually catch up to ya ;) I haven't been riding much because of the new job but I'm pretty sure I can pull off a metric :p

t~

ps. putting in my request to hubby right now!!!

I may do this one... don't really want to do the ride Saturday on the SART so this might be a good alternative.... so... Jason... no worries, if you end up stopped somewhere I'll eventually catch up to ya ;) I haven't been riding much because of the new job but I'm pretty sure I can pull off a metric :p

t~

ps. putting in my request to hubby right now!!!

That's weird.....I was just thinking to myself a few moments ago Tracey hasn't posted here in a while.....:)

That's weird.....I was just thinking to myself a few moments ago Tracey hasn't posted here in a while.....:)


new job... very little riding :( I was also a little burned out after CB but am now working on getting some riding integrated in/the schedule ;)

Heck, I haven't even had time to harrass Caligurl w/PM's!

Thanks for noticing that I was missing though ;) Are you doing this ride Fixer?

t~

Tracy, my sister Tracy asked about you yesterday. Don't worry about a bit of time off the bike. You'll get back to form in no time.

I'm still not sure about this ride. It's a Sunday ride (yay), but it's also the day after Baldy Challenge. I think I may need you or caligurl to carry a tow rope if I were riding.

Tracy, my sister Tracy asked about you yesterday. Don't worry about a bit of time off the bike. You'll get back to form in no time.

I'm still not sure about this ride. It's a Sunday ride (yay), but it's also the day after Everest Challenge. I think I may need you or caligurl to carry a tow rope if I were riding.


Well tell Tracy HELLO for me! :D I'm not going to have much ride time at all for the next 3-4 months though... so I'll just treat this ride as a long training ride and probably do it at a pokey pace. I'm fine w/that and am just happy that I'm getting the ride in at all at this point! :p

You did those two rides back to back that weekend we did the SART trail.... you can do this one... come on, sign up!!!! :p

t~

ps. I already signed up... the golf course is closed for 6 weeks after next weekend so DH will just be acting like a wienie if he won't hang w/the wild things! ;)

You'll get back to form in no time.


J ~
.... need I remind you... I was never "in form" to begin with :p ... hee hee hee - someday I will be though!

t~

Matt and I are in for the metric century....we will be in Palm Springs that weekend and would love to ride with all of you (if you will have us! ;) ).

Matt and I are in for the metric century....we will be in Palm Springs that weekend and would love to ride with all of you (if you will have us! ;) ).


Well, I'll look forward to saying Hello at the start anyway! :D What a great getaway... a weekend away and a ride!!!

t~

Tracy, you had (and hopefully have) pretty decent form. A steady 90 RPM cadence without needing a cyclocomputer to give you feedback and steady power output hour after hour.

After the Pie ride in January, I could barely walk. I don't see how Baldy Challenge will be any different. We'll see how Grand Tour Lite goes first. It's not as hilly as Baldy Challenge, but it's longer. If I'm not in terrible pain the day afterward, then maybe I'll sign up for Palm Springs.

Tracy, you had (and hopefully have) pretty decent form. A steady 90 RPM cadence without needing a cyclocomputer to give you feedback and steady power output hour after hour.

After the Pie ride in January, I could barely walk. I don't see how Baldy Challenge will be any different. We'll see how Grand Tour Lite goes first. It's not as hilly as Baldy Challenge, but it's longer. If I'm not in terrible pain the day afterward, then maybe I'll sign up for Palm Springs.


Awwww.... come on Jason, you can do it! Just think of it as a recovery ride ;)

Would you be willing to wait around for me and make sure I don't die? Or better yet just toss me that tow rope?
I asked caligurl this. She never responded. So are you willing to make sure I don't die? Someone will have to promise to make sure I don't die if I'm going to commit to doing this ride before having finished Grand Tour Lite.

I asked caligurl this. She never responded. So are you willing to make sure I don't die? Someone will have to promise to make sure I don't die if I'm going to commit to doing this ride before having finished Grand Tour Lite.


We will ride and wait with you (remember my pace?!):p . I am with Tracy....think of it as a recovery ride. You will be fine! Come on Jason....it will be fun and we can start planning the post ride meal!!!!:D

Well, I'll look forward to saying Hello at the start anyway! :D What a great getaway... a weekend away and a ride!!!

t~

I am excited to get away.....even more pleased there is an organized ride and that we get to ride with and see some Bike Forum people. :D

We will ride and wait with you (remember my pace?!):p . I am with Tracy....think of it as a recovery ride. You will be fine! Come on Jason....it will be fun and we can start planning the post ride meal!!!!:D


oooh ooohh... a post ride meal that I can actually come to!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEE!!!! will you guys wait for me?

t~

Okay, since Melissa has just volunteered to ensure I make it (and in the process evidently volunteered Matt, too) I'll look into signing up. Which reminds me, I need to look into signing up for Grand Tour Lite, too.

I asked caligurl this. She never responded. So are you willing to make sure I don't die? Someone will have to promise to make sure I don't die if I'm going to commit to doing this ride before having finished Grand Tour Lite.


Jason, if you aren't back when I get back, I'll grab my truck and backtrack 'til I find ya.... how's that?

oooh ooohh... a post ride meal that I can actually come to!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEE!!!! will you guys wait for me?

t~

Of course we will wait for you. We have to start thinking of what we want for the post ride meal....Mexican...sushi....thai....or my favorite PIZZA!:rolleyes:

Of course we will wait for you. We have to start thinking of what we want for the post ride meal....Mexican...sushi....thai....or my favorite PIZZA!:rolleyes:


I'm up for anything but thai... too whimpy for the spices :rolleyes: other than that... I'll just follow you!!! This is good... I'm getting re-motivated... now to figure out some time to actually ride; hmmmmm... quite the concept :rolleyes:

Jason, if you aren't back when I get back, I'll grab my truck and backtrack 'til I find ya.... how's that?
No need... Melissa and Matt are already volunteering to watch over me and make sure I'm okay. Which also means you will be watching over me, too, if you're riding with them.

No need... Melissa and Matt are already volunteering to watch over me and make sure I'm okay. Which also means you will be watching over me, too, if you're riding with them.


I'm sure I'll be behind them somewhere ;) I'm just gonna poke along on my own for this ride... just wanna enjoy it w/no pressure :) ... besides, Melissa already said they'd wait for me to join everyone for the post ride meal!!!

i still think i plan on doing this..... but i won't be fast about it at all (not that i'm ever fast!) but coming off a century the day before.... i'll be dragging after 15ish miles! (i normally only do about 15-20 the day after a century depending on how hard it is!)

anyone know how much the hotels go for around there?

but coming off a century the day before....

You might see a bunch of us renegading that ride....since it's practically our back yard....:D

You might see a bunch of us renegading that ride....since it's practically our back yard....:D

you know how i feel about pirates!

you know how i feel about pirates!

Yes, but don't you worry......you won't even notice us on the road....:D

Yes, but don't you worry......you won't even notice us on the road....:D

road? what road? i thought it's a perfectly flat bike path?

road? what road? i thought it's a perfectly flat bike path?

I'm talking about AC!

you're going to pirate a ride that only costs $15?????????????????? sorry... THAT;s BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you're going to pirate a ride that only costs $15?????????????????? sorry... THAT;s BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are talking about the AC century which is closed are we not?...:D

EDIT: Never mind......I'm lost with the dates! So when is the Angeles Crest Century?????? Your ride thread does not indicate...

Edit again: I found it....Sept 30. Sorry, I'm starting to sound like ovoleg....:D

OHHHHHHH no.... that's not the day before palm springs... that's the day before poway! and you are naughty to pirate a planet ultra ride!

ugh! no.... you could not sound that bad! lol!

AC is the 30th.... i thought you were talking about either smog to surf or the LAW 5 counties!

who's BLONDE today?????????????

I think I'll bleach my hair blonde today.....:D

I think I'll bleach my hair blonde today.....:D



now that would be interesting :p

I'm now signed up for this ride.

I'm now signed up for this ride.

Good job. We signed up for Palm Springs today, too...

I'd like to plan on doing this ride with you guys. I should know by the end of the week if it will work!

I'd like to plan on doing this ride with you guys. I should know by the end of the week if it will work!

Awesome!

i'm gonna decide closer... and pay that day (it's already past the early sign up... so it's $5.00 more whether i pay now or that day!)

i mean... i'm planning on doing it.... but ultimately i'll see how i feel closer to it (AND if we decide to do 5 counties instead of smog to surf... we probably won't do it cuz we'll get home way to late to get up and do this ride... am i making any sense?)

i'm gonna decide closer... and pay that day (it's already past the early sign up... so it's $5.00 more whether i pay now or that day!)

i mean... i'm planning on doing it.... but ultimately i'll see how i feel closer to it (AND if we decide to do 5 counties instead of smog to surf... we probably won't do it cuz we'll get home way to late to get up and do this ride... am i making any sense?)

Uh.... you have to many organized rides! :D

Uh.... you have to many organized rides! :D

yes.... i am the organized ride queen :rolleyes:

(that's why i make a calendar.... with ride dates... register by dates... etc etc etc!)