GMR pictures! Tuesday's ride [Archive]

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:19 PM

Just thought I'd post 'em her making it easier to view rather than searching thru page after page.

Was cool riding with these people. Very nice. I didn't really like the part when Chimivee and Jason blew me away on the last couple of miles on the way up, but they're still ok!:D..Tiff was excellent. Looked cool and calm the whole way up. I was trying to hold a good pace while Tiff and Chimivee were cruising up the mtn chit chatting effortlessly. On the way down, Tiff displayed excellent bike handling skills. I'm thinking about having her school one of my female riding partners!:D..Great job everybody!

Rick, Chimivee, and Tif heading up the mtn. Hope I spelled Chimivee correctly!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr1.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:20 PM

Chimivee,Tiff and Rick

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr2.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:21 PM

Chimivee and Tiff.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr3.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:22 PM

Chimivee and Tiff showing off the BF jersey!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr4.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:23 PM

Tiff,BigJohn,Rick,Jason,Chimivee at the Village.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr5.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:25 PM

BigJohn in the far side of the turn. Only a blur cause he was going too fast!:D..Chimivee and TIff taking the turn. Two riders heading up in the opposite direction.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr6.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:26 PM

Chimivee and BigJohn flying down the mtn. I think that's BJ!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr7.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:26 PM

Tiff flying down!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr8.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:27 PM

Rick admiring my Lemond. OK, not really!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr9.jpg

Gretzky

12-26-06, 03:29 PM

Awesome photos Mr. Beanz!! Thanks for sharing :beer:

roadfix

12-26-06, 03:31 PM

Some cool shots there Fred!

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 03:35 PM

Thanx. I tired to get more of the "flying down the hill" shots, but these guys were too fast! Didn't attempt too many "flying up the hill" shots cause I was too busy wiping the tears from my eyes!:D

chimivee

12-26-06, 03:49 PM

Fun ride. Nice meeting Rick, Fred, and John for the first time. Jason, glad you met up with us on GRR - good riding with you, as always. Tiff did awesome on her first time up... and is a mean the descender too!

merider1

12-26-06, 03:50 PM

Awesome photos Mr. Beanz!! Thanks for sharing :beer:
+1 I'm soooooooooo jealous...:( :D

roadfix

12-26-06, 03:59 PM

Tiff did awesome on her first time up... and is a mean the descender too!

Check out that flat back....great posture on her bike..:)

chimivee

12-26-06, 04:02 PM

Oh, and great pics, Fred. Thanks!

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 04:04 PM

She was great on the descent! I was behind her on the final portion of the descent. She was carving the corners like a pro! Hard to believe it was her first time on GMR!:D

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 04:11 PM

Oh, and great pics, Fred. Thanks!

Next time, slow down so I can get mo' better pictures!:D

big john

12-26-06, 04:17 PM

I was late so I did the climb alone, well, except for the guy on a mountain bike I rode with at the bottom until he couldn't keep my awesome 6mph pace anymore. I met the group at the village and they couldn't have been nicer, Mr Beanz even gave me money. I had ridden with Jason before but this was the first time meeting the others. I enjoyed talking to them and wish I would have made the start time so I could have had more time to, maybe at the Bloat ride.
One of us should have taken the camera to get an action shot of Mr Beanz.

Brandy

12-26-06, 04:41 PM

Great pics Mr. Beanz. Now I'm even more bummed that I missed it! :(

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 04:44 PM

A few more that I got!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr10.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr11.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr12.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr13.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr14.jpg
Touched this one up a bit. The 3 coming down and around a turn
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/gmr13modified.jpg

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 04:46 PM

One of us should have taken the camera to get an action shot of Mr Beanz.

I'm not photogeneric anyways!:p

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 04:54 PM

Great pics Mr. Beanz. Now I'm even more bummed that I missed it! :(

Was a great ride!..eh, you coulda did it with one leg!:D

Tiffanie

12-26-06, 04:59 PM

Wow guys, thanks for all the compliments. :o I enjoyed the ride very much - especially the descent. :D :D

merider1

12-26-06, 05:27 PM

Wow guys, thanks for all the compliments. :o I enjoyed the ride very much - especially the descent. :D :D
Yes, well, you're really going to love the descent from Baldy back down GRR, then back down GMR! :D

voltman

12-26-06, 06:17 PM

How long was your total ride?

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 06:23 PM

43.2 miles. I did ride up to the vistor center a couple of times cause the cafe was closed. But I disconnect my computer while fartin' around! Just ride miles I record.

43.2 miles, but they were all uphill!

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 06:25 PM

Geez, just sawed the pics of Brandy's damage. I wouldn't have done the ride either!:eek:

Tiffanie

12-26-06, 06:34 PM

Tiffanie

12-26-06, 06:35 PM

Yes, well, you're really going to love the descent from Baldy back down GRR, then back down GMR! :D

That's exactly what we did today, m.e. It was very fun!!!! :D

my58vw

12-26-06, 06:35 PM

Nice ride, maybe next time I will come up :)

merider1

12-26-06, 06:42 PM

That's exactly what we did today, m.e. It was very fun!!!! :D
Did you ride up to Baldy, Tiff?? :eek: If so, Congratulations!!! See? Easy! Tell all those who are in the land "unknown" that the ride up there is easy (figuratively speaking...you will be climbing - but in beautiful weather from what the forecast says thus far). :D

Tiffanie

12-26-06, 06:45 PM

Did you ride up to Baldy, Tiff?? :eek: If so, Congratulations!!! See? Easy! Tell all those who are in the land "unknown" that the ride up there is easy (figuratively speaking...you will be climbing - but in beautiful weather from what the forecast says thus far). :D

Yes, not the ski lifts.. is that what you're referring to? We went up to the Mt Baldy Lodge or whatever it's called. The weather today was perfect... :D

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 06:46 PM

NM, just beat me to it with the ski lift/village thing!:D

Tiffanie

12-26-06, 06:47 PM

Nice ride Tiff - looking very professional these days!!! :) I watched Talladega Nights again last night so with that in mind i will say this...

You made that ride your B%$CH!! :roflmao:

Oh I'm far from looking professional. It's gotta be the BF jersey! :p I haven't seen that movie yet but that quote made me :lol:

merider1

12-26-06, 06:51 PM

Yes, not the ski lifts.. is that what your referring to? We went up to the Mt Baldy Lodge or whatever it's called. The weather today was perfect... :D
Well, you've been as far as I've been (actually, I have never even been to the lodge!). See???? EASY (tee hee hee). Okay, not too easy. You were kicking butt for sure, especially considering you don't have a triple like I do! :D

lsits

12-26-06, 07:34 PM

Oh I'm far from looking professional. It's gotta be the BF jersey! :p I haven't seen that movie yet but that quote made me :lol:
I gotta say that the SoCal BF jersey is one bad-***** looking jersey. Great pics, Mr Beanz.

Mr. Beanz

12-26-06, 07:42 PM

I gotta say that the SoCal BF jersey is one bad-***** looking jersey. Great pics, Mr Beanz.

You shoulda been there today L! Much cooler and nicer than those blazing hot days!:D

lsits

12-27-06, 07:42 AM

You shoulda been there today L! Much cooler and nicer than those blazing hot days!:D
I had some post Christmas stuff to take care of in the morning. Didn't get to ride until almost 11:00.

Rick@OCRR

12-27-06, 08:43 AM

Great photos Beanz! I'll try to get my photos posted later on today!

Best Regs,
Rick / OCRR

Mr. Beanz

12-28-06, 06:41 PM

A couple more pix compliments of Rick@OCRR

ME!:D
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/Mr.jpg

Tiff and James again!:)
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/JamesandTiffanyonGMR.jpg

ovoleg

12-28-06, 07:44 PM

whats gmr

Mr. Beanz

12-28-06, 08:00 PM

"Glendora Mtn Ride Rd.". It is a very popular road that many cyclist enjoy riding. It's a 21 mile climb to Mt. Baldy Village. Starts in Glendora. Some even go further than the village up to the ski lifts. The 42 mile out and back ride totals nearly 5,000 ft of climbing. If I 'member correctly, the averagegrade to the Village is 5%. First 8 miles is closed to traffic. Sometimes the whole 21 is closed to vehicles. Many motorcycle riders ride the raod too because of it's switchbacks.

Prety much just a road that is used to train for climbing on the roadies. This is a pic I took about 2 miles from the bottom, start of the ride. You can see the switchbacks below.

When I ride, I like to pretend that I'm Marco Pantani. Just a lot bigger and with hair!:D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/gulpxtreme/GMR15.jpg

chimivee

12-28-06, 08:36 PM

A few more pics...

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000215.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000218.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000220.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000225.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000226.JPG

chimivee

12-28-06, 08:37 PM

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000227.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000229.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000230.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000231.JPG

http://three91.com/bike/2006/12/gmr122606/P1000233.JPG

chimivee

12-28-06, 08:48 PM

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n207/chimivee/th_P1000232.jpg (http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n207/chimivee/?action=view&current=P1000232.flv)

Mr. Beanz

12-28-06, 08:50 PM

Hey thanx James! Nice pix. So you happy with the new camera?:D

Drew12

12-28-06, 08:55 PM

chimivee

12-28-06, 09:01 PM

So you happy with the new camera?:D
Yeah, pretty happy. Fixer first showed me his Lumix FX01 a while back, and the one I have is similar (FX07). Mainly, I wanted it for the wide angle lens. So far, so good... Tons of features, great images, nice movie mode. Although, I think the image quality on my Canon may have been just slightly better - the Lumix suffers from some noise at higher ISO speeds... but otherwise, it's excellent. :)

Mr. Beanz

12-28-06, 09:31 PM

Nice pics. Much appeciated!!
I noticed there was one pic of Mr Beanz!
I was surprised GMR was closed last time I went there.
Used to live in Glendora, and would drive the road often.
Then last summer went there for the first time in years, and Wha?? It's closed?
It used to be closed due to wash outs often,
so I guess they finally just gave up fixing and closed it!

Actually, they are still working on it. One section about 3 miles up has been rebuilt with a real nice purty wall. I think there were work trucks going up and down that day too!