B.A. training ride 3/17/07

[vertical bob]

Last chance tune up the climbing legs for the B.A. preview. How about a ride up Big Tujunga to Mt. Gleason. Thats at Mill Creek Summit on Angeles Forest. There is an amazing view of both the San Gabriels and Aliso Canyon. There are so many distance and elevation options that I'm not going to list all but from the start to Hidden Springs cafe is 44 rt. I plan doing 80ish with 8000-9000ft. Trust me its not as hard as last week. 8am. Lakeview Terrace rec center. Foothill east of Osborne. Interested?

[jschen]

I need to find a career where I get Saturdays off. :(

[Indolent58]

So this is a training ride for a preview ride - so it's a training training ride?

[big john]

This thread is a preview of this ride, so it's a preview preview preview.

[IanInSD]

Vertical Bob,

Is food/water readily available along the way? Got directions from San Diego?

Thanks,

Ian in SD

[vertical bob]

Vertical Bob,

Is food/water readily available along the way? Got directions from San Diego?


Ian in SDYes Ian there is food and water at a nice little cafe with a 25 year old cat. If I was coming from San Diego I would land at Burbank Airport. I think driving you would take the 405 or 5 to the 118 east to the 210 east. Take the Osborne exit and go east 1/2 mile to the Lake View Terrace rec center on left. The start is at the very north end of the San Fernando Valley in the foothills of the San Gabriels. Please double check the part about the 118-210 connection. Ps if you are coming on the 5 you can take it to the 2 near Dodger Stradium, take the 2 north to the 210 west. See ya.

[big john]

Vertical Bob,

Is food/water readily available along the way? Got directions from San Diego?

Thanks,

Ian in SD
I didn't know you were there at the finish Saturday, or I would have said hi. VB's ride next Saturday starts on Foothill east of the Osborne exit from the 210, a few miles east of the 118. There is a cafe 20 miles up, which you will also see on the way back, depending on the option you choose. If you decide to go over to Angeles Crest, there are places to get water, but no food unless you go up to Newcomb's Ranch, which would add climbing and mileage.

[Kar3368]

HI!
I may be up for this ride....what am I getting myself into???!!!
Is this a no drop ride or ?
Also is there a street address for the meeting spot?
I need to mapquest from Thousand Oaks
Thanks!
karen

[big john]

Karen, it's 11075 Foothill, Lake View Terrace. 23 to the 118 to the 210 east (Pasadena), first exit is Osborne, at the bottom of the ramp, go left about 3 or 4 blocks (cross bridge) to park on left.
See if Christy will come, we won't drop, (not sure if I'm going), and Bob always regroups, plus you can turn back anytime.

[Kar3368]

Karen, it's 11075 Foothill, Lake View Terrace. 23 to the 118 to the 210 east (Pasadena), first exit is Osborne, at the bottom of the ramp, go left about 3 or 4 blocks (cross bridge) to park on left.
See if Christy will come, we won't drop, (not sure if I'm going), and Bob always regroups, plus you can turn back anytime.

THANK YOU JOHN!!!!!!!!!! :) :)

[VanceMac]

plus you can turn back anytime.

Like when you bonk? :mad: :rolleyes: :o

edit: just to be clear, I was referring to myself (on last Saturday's VB ride).

[nygirl777]

Like when you bonk? :mad: :rolleyes: :o


:lol: :lol: :lol:

[merider1]

Karen, I may do this ride on Saturday. I actually emailed Bob to see if he wanted to climb in those mountains this Saturday, and I can do this with very little driving involved. If I go, you know you won't be dropped (besides, Bob never drops me). :)

[big john]

Like when you bonk? :mad: :rolleyes: :o

edit: just to be clear, I was referring to myself (on last Saturday's VB ride).
I was wondering why you bailed early. You missed a couple thousand feet more climbing. We also met up with Extort and 1265 Lombardi.

[VanceMac]

I was wondering why you bailed early. You missed a couple thousand feet more climbing. We also met up with Extort and 1265 Lombardi.

It wasn't pretty. Just didn't eat. I barely made it back (downhill) to the car alive. Foolish. I felt like death Sunday, and even into Monday.

[Kar3368]

Karen, I may do this ride on Saturday. I actually emailed Bob to see if he wanted to climb in those mountains this Saturday, and I can do this with very little driving involved. If I go, you know you won't be dropped (besides, Bob never drops me). :)

OH Mary..I hope you do!!
That would be great...
I am not sure if I can do the WHOLE ride, hopefully there will be others that turn back early!
Let me know for sure if you decide to ride!
thanks!
karen :)

[big john]

It wasn't pretty. Just didn't eat. I barely made it back (downhill) to the car alive. Foolish. I felt like death Sunday, and even into Monday.
Dude, if you're going to climb like that, you have to fuel yourself. Did you make it to the top of 39?

[jpconrad]

Karen, I may do this ride on Saturday. I actually emailed Bob to see if he wanted to climb in those mountains this Saturday, and I can do this with very little driving involved. If I go, you know you won't be dropped (besides, Bob never drops me). :)

I may do it, too. Hmmm.

[roadfix]

I would also like to join the "I may do this ride" camp...:)

[merider1]

Well, unless I feel like I do today, I'm in for sure. But I'm holding out on saying 100% until Friday. But it does sound like an awesome ride, and I can always find an extra 20 miles if I just HAVE to have 100 miles. :D

[herbm]

Well, unless I feel like I do today, I'm in for sure. But I'm holding out on saying 100% until Friday. But it does sound like an awesome ride, and I can always find an extra 20 miles if I just HAVE to have 100 miles. :D


Then you can do the easy CSUN recovery ride on sunday!!

[merider1]

:cry: I can't do all rides everywhere! :cry:

Of course, if I could figure out how to split my ginormous butt into two or three, I could ride every ride every day. :D

[jpconrad]

Well, unless I feel like I do today, I'm in for sure. But I'm holding out on saying 100% until Friday. But it does sound like an awesome ride, and I can always find an extra 20 miles if I just HAVE to have 100 miles. :D

I'm thinking of doing it from the Rose Bowl which would give you the extra 20 + another 10.

[herbm]

:cry: I can't do all rides everywhere! :cry:

Of course, if I could figure out how to split my ginormous butt into two or three, I could ride every ride every day. :D


to take your words...
oh for cry eye..enough with the butt size thing...you got me on complaining about being slow....so ....

and yes..you can do all rides everywhere...because you are cycloholic!!

[merider1]

What? :rolleyes: I can call my butt ginormous if I want. I never said it wasn't cute. Listen, there are some boys out there who like it and would like me to split..

Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled thread (so as not to smut up Bob's thread), John, I think that would be perfect! But we're not riding from RB to Encanto, right? You know the starting point that Bob's talking about, yes?

(Sorry...obviously I'm a neurotic cycloholic! :p )

[Indolent58]

:cry: I can't do all rides everywhere! :cry:

Of course, if I could figure out how to split my ginormous butt into two or three, I could ride every ride every day. :D

So what's up with this? You wanted to bail on my Sunday ride because you wanted downtime/rest - agreed to drop the Saturday JAX ride instead - and now you are scheming to do a hilly sufferfest on Saturday. :eek:

You are hopeless!

Whatever - as long as you show up on Sunday :D

[merider1]

Whatever - as long as you show up on Sunday :D
Hi, my name is M.E. and I'm a cycloholic...:p

Seriously, I need help! :o

[jpconrad]

What? :rolleyes: I can call my butt ginormous if I want. I never said it wasn't cute. Listen, there are some boys out there who like it and would like me to split..

Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled thread (so as not to smut up Bob's thread), John, I think that would be perfect! But we're not riding from RB to Encanto, right? You know the starting point that Bob's talking about, yes?

(Sorry...obviously I'm a neurotic cycloholic! :p )

It's up on Foothill by the mountains to the Northwest.

Quit complaining about your butt, we're the ones that have to look at it and it's fine. :p

[valleygirl]

Anyway, back to the regularly scheduled thread (so as not to smut up Bob's thread), John, I think that would be perfect! But we're not riding from RB to Encanto, right? You know the starting point that Bob's talking about, yes?



Bob!! Mary is smutting up your thread !!
I may do this ride also.

[nygirl777]

Quit complaining about your butt, we're the ones that have to look at it and it's fine. :p

For sure.........we have to see it being flung around in the air while you reposition your shorts and stuff :p

[merider1]

It's up on Foothill by the mountains to the Northwest.

Quit complaining about your butt, we're the ones that have to look at it and it's fine. :p

I'm not complaining! I'm joking! Geez, if I can't use my ass for fodder, what good is it? :lol:

Great, I should have known you'd know the way! Now, if after my doctor's appt. on Thursday I feel better, I'm doing the ride on Satruday because I'm sick and can't stay off my bike, which means I'll meet you at the Rose Bowl (I am assuming at 6:45 for roll at 7:00ish?) If I feel like dog meat, I'll stay home and take the down time I desperately need. Either way, it's win-win, whatever that means. :p

[merider1]

For sure.........we have to see it being flung around in the air while you reposition your shorts and stuff :p
Repositioning my shorts? Is that what they call it now a days? :lol:


Okay, Bob, I swear that's the last one...:o

[nygirl777]

Repositioning my shorts? Is that what they call it now a days? :lol:


Okay, Bob, I swear that's the last one...:o


You are hilarious :D

[merider1]

Bob!! Mary is smutting up your thread !!
I may do this ride also.

Yippee! :beer: That means I'll see you all of two minutes before you smoke me. ;) :D

[AquaTerror]

Karen, it's 11075 Foothill, Lake View Terrace. 23 to the 118 to the 210 east (Pasadena), first exit is Osborne, at the bottom of the ramp, go left about 3 or 4 blocks (cross bridge) to park on left.
See if Christy will come, we won't drop, (not sure if I'm going), and Bob always regroups, plus you can turn back anytime.

I'm going! :-) I finally signed onto the forum. (AquaTerror is an old scuba diving name - I know, absoluting nothing to do with riding.) See you soon!
Christy

[nygirl777]

There is also a young lady named KIM whom I met at Solvang who is a LURKER and she said she is coming to this ride.....but I told her she needed to sign on and stop lurking....so KIM I am officially calling you out.

[Kar3368]

I'm going! :-) I finally signed onto the forum. (AquaTerror is an old scuba diving name - I know, absoluting nothing to do with riding.) See you soon!
Christy

HI CHRISTY!!!!!!!!!!
GLAD YOU SIGNED ON!!!

[Kar3368]

Anyone know what the weather is like where we are going??

[roadfix]

Anyone know what the weather is like where we are going??The weather is going to be fantastic....seriously.

[merider1]

I suspect we'll be in the mid 50s, low 60s at the coolest (but Bob can answer to this better and may laugh at me...i.e. it may be cooler up in the mountains). But the climb up on Big T should be gorgeous and the descent even better. The views up there will be breathtaking (Bob doesn't lie!) :D

[vertical bob]

Hi, my name is M.E. and I'm a cycloholic...:p

Seriously, I need help! :oKeep coming back

[jpconrad]

I'm not complaining! I'm joking! Geez, if I can't use my ass for fodder, what good is it? :lol:

Great, I should have known you'd know the way! Now, if after my doctor's appt. on Thursday I feel better, I'm doing the ride on Satruday because I'm sick and can't stay off my bike, which means I'll meet you at the Rose Bowl (I am assuming at 6:45 for roll at 7:00ish?) If I feel like dog meat, I'll stay home and take the down time I desperately need. Either way, it's win-win, whatever that means. :p

I'm not sure if an hour would be realistic, it's a little over 16 miles with stoplights and this is the elevation profile...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/420478158_00f4da7017.jpg

We'd either need to leave earlier or pick a different location. I guess we could always just meet there at 8? ;)

[merider1]

Let's just meet at 8:00...:o. I want to sleep in and not have to be up at 5am! If I just have to get 100 in on Saturday (Geez, what is wrong with me!), I'll get it on the climb side as up in the mountains is so pretty. Of course, I may, maybe, gasp can you believe it! - be OKAY with 80 miles. :p

[jpconrad]

Let's just meet at 8:00...:o. I want to sleep in and not have to be up at 5am! If I just have to get 100 in on Saturday (Geez, what is wrong with me!), I'll get it on the climb side as up in the mountains is so pretty. Of course, I may, maybe, gasp can you believe it! - be OKAY with 80 miles. :p

That works for me, I didn't mind having a warm up, especially if it would allow me to leave from the house, but that was a decent amount of climbing just to get to the climbing and I really didn't want to get up that early again.

[merider1]

Trust me...you won't need a warm up or any climbing to get to the climbing, because Bob ensures you get climbing before and after the climbing...;) :p :D

[big john]

Hi, my name is M.E. and I'm a cycloholic...:p

Seriously, I need help! :o
Well, you've made the first step by admitting you have a problem, now, take that speedometer off of your bike and just have fun!

[big john]

I just heard from Deb that she will be there, now if Sarah comes along, all of my favorite women will be there. Valleygirl, work on Sarah for me.

[mkadam68]

Okay...okay...you all are nuts and quite confusing. :p Glad to know ye.

And just what are these climbs you speak of? I am only familiar with Little Tujunga, Little GMR, GRR, and Big GMR. I've ne'er been to th'others.

Now, can somebody please, succinctly, give the lowdown details? I've heard Saturday, Sunday, this weekend (3/17)? Or next? Time? starting point?

I do have a family and I really need to try and rescue these relationships that are getting in the way of cycling. :D

BTW: I have looked at the elevation profile for Breathless AGony and it doesn't look so bad. The climbs are all 6% grade or less (I start to suffer when they reach 7-8%). Is it hard just because of the length of the climbs?

[valleygirl]

I just heard from Deb that she will be there, now if Sarah comes along, all of my favorite women will be there. Valleygirl, work on Sarah for me.

I should see her tomorrow and I'll tell her John need all Harem members. I'll invite Ciller Caren and Swift Sue too.

[vertical bob]

Okay...okay...you all are nuts and quite confusing. :p Glad to know ye.

And just what are these climbs you speak of? I am only familiar with Little Tujunga, Little GMR, GRR, and Big GMR. I've ne'er been to th'others.

Now, can somebody please, succinctly, give the lowdown details? I've heard Saturday, Sunday, this weekend (3/17)? Or next? Time? starting point?

I do have a family and I really need to try and rescue these relationships that are getting in the way of cycling. :D

BTW: I have looked at the elevation profile for Breathless AGony and it doesn't look so bad. The climbs are all 6% grade or less (I start to suffer when they reach 7-8%). Is it hard just because of the length of the climbs?Ok who wants to tell him the truth about Oak Glen. The ride on this Saturday the 17th starts at 8am at the Lakeview Terrace Rec center. The address is somewhere in this thread. Its on Foothill Just east of Osborne in Lakeview Terrace. Big T is the next Canyon east from Little T. It connects to Angeles Forest to Palmdale and to Angeles Crest.