Post 'em here. :)

I'm uploading a bunch of pics right now. I'll just be providing a link though as Paul took a ton and I don't wanna weed through all of them! :p

You are so smart, Tiff. And might I add, you and Paul are such sweethearts. Paul never stopped smiling the whole ride and just had a blast. Your children are darling, and sorry again I was grumpy and shut my car door when leaving a message for my boss. I was more grumpy about work than anything else. :o

Here's a panorama.

I'll bust out a better report tomorrow when I get my pics uploaded. Here's the short version of my short story.

At 108 miles, it was my longest ride ever.
At a 15.3 riding speed average, it wasn't such a slack ride.
Most of all, great ride, tons of fun!

How did y'all do with elevation? My garmin recorded a laughable 5800 feet. I'm thinking closer to 4000. The garmin elevation does well with mountains, but I think the rollers confuse the elevation algorithm.

Enjoy! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptbryant/sets/72157600845325318/)

Here's just a few to wet your whistles...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/825251870_2bf1172901.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1114/825262564_5f6dbd4fc6.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1202/824399093_691e1660c8.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1115/825274414_d70861de3e.jpg

Just so you know, that wasn't the only thing she licked.

Great riding with all of you. It was a blast.

I'll post more late, but this one couldn't wait. ME showing off her...attributes.

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[edit] Whoops, should I be ashamed or proud?

Oh, good Lord. I pop back on here and this is what I see? :p Just so everyone knows, the look on my face is that of raw pain. You see, when one with itty bitty...um...those...trys to push them up to create cleavage, well, that's painful! But it was worth it to have, for a nanosecond, the appearance of boobies. :D

Your children are darling, and sorry again I was grumpy and shut my car door when leaving a message for my boss. I was more grumpy about work than anything else. :o

M.E., no apology necessary. As you were so lucky to experience, Tara has quite the set of lungs on her. I have no fears of ever losing her in a crowd! :p

Oh, and I love the cleavage pic! :D

. . . . My garmin recorded a laughable 5800 feet. I'm thinking closer to 4000. . . .
I have 3466 ft. for 100 miles of the trip.

Thanks to Dan for coming up with this excuse to go riding, and everyone else that showed to make it a great day. :D

And when you're done here report to the ladies of Foo thread and hook it up. It's lacking lately. Especially you ME. ;)

M.E., no apology necessary. As you were so lucky to experience, Tara has quite the set of lungs on her. I have no fears of ever losing her in a crowd! :p

Oh, and I love the cleavage pic! :D
Yes, but I've already received one vote no for the avatar...which means I just have to keep it. :p (don't you people KNOW by now what I'm about?)'

Your children are gorgeous and I simply can't imagine you having all three. Your my age and have the figure of a 20 year old. Perhaps I should bear a child?! :D

I'll post more late, but this one couldn't wait. ME showing off her...attributes.


Aside from the obvious, you can count teeth among those attributes. Damn, woman, you can't be from TN with perfect choppers like that!

And when you're done here report to the ladies of Foo thread and hook it up. It's lacking lately. Especially you ME. ;)
Ahhhh...darling, you are so sweet. ;) :o But my itty bitty, incredibly squeezed...um...those...shouldn't go in that thread. But I will post some decent shots though! :)

Aside from the obvious, you can count teeth among those attributes. Damn, woman, you can't be from TN with perfect choppers like that!
I had braces (oh, and thanks, Vance, you're next lunch on a ride is on me...;)). In FCL, we trade cows for teeth. Good thing my dad had like 30 cows. :D

We established before that they are welcome. All your pics are good though so we'll take what you'll give us.

We established before that they are welcome. All your pics are good though so we'll take what you'll give us.
:lol: Even fake BTs? Good to know...:p

I'll bust out a better report tomorrow when I get my pics uploaded. Here's the short version of my short story.

At 108 miles, it was my longest ride ever.
At a 15.3 riding speed average, it wasn't such a slack ride.
Most of all, great ride, tons of fun!

How did y'all do with elevation? My garmin recorded a laughable 5800 feet. I'm thinking closer to 4000. The garmin elevation does well with mountains, but I think the rollers confuse the elevation algorithm.
My Polar CS400 says 4,000 feet. However it also shows a top speed of 109.3mph...probably set when i was trying to hold the wheel of merider's fabulous bootay!

My Polar CS400 says 4,000 feet. However it also shows a top speed of 109.3mph...probably set when i was trying to hold the wheel of merider's fabulous bootay!
Flabulous? Why yes...you nailed that one. ;) hee hee hee. Oh, come on...there IS some flab all up in there. But if you like the bootay, I say it's okay. :p

1) I wish I could pull off Phil's new haircut, at least during the summer. But I have these pesky bumps all over my head... wouldn't be a pretty sight.

2) The new "picture-ID" thread has helped a lot, but there are still a few folks I don't recognize on this ride.

Oh, and by the way, JAMES, I knocked the jersey today, not due to the design but the material. However, after seeing pics, I love it. I'm not a pink girl, but even I (as hard as I am on myself) think the jersey is flattering on me. It's YOUR design that makes it. That combined with your photos makes you one very talented boy. ;) Just thought I'd give you your props. :)

Great ride! Thanks for organizing this, Dan! I have to say, this doesn't feel like a slacker's ride to me. Normal cruising speed is around 20mph when I still have energy left in my legs, and I spent most of my time sucking wheels off of quite a few of you. :D

It's also my first time eating a Mr Serious. Even though I didn't see him in all his glory with only half, it's still the size of the regular burritos I've eaten before. Thanks Jason for Mr Serious. :)

1) I wish I could pull off Phil's new haircut, =.
Yeah, Phil looked hot. Of course, you could put Elmers glue all over him and roll him in Cornflakes and I'd still think that, but the shaved head was nice on him. :p :D

Ahhhh...darling, you are so sweet. ;) :o But my itty bitty, incredibly squeezed...um...those...shouldn't go in that thread. But I will post some decent shots though! :)
ME ... you are the only one on the face of this planet who does not think they are itty bitty ... especially with that cleavage shot ... mmmm mmmm. I'm jealous because I wasn't able to experience that pose.

Seems like you all had a great time, as usual for a SoCal BF ride. I am really bummed that I had to miss this one ... and just my luck, the weekend I do go down, nothing is planned. :mad: But then again, the way I rode this past weekend, you'd all be impatiently waiting for my sorry excuse for a cyclist.

1. It was great riding with everyone.
2. Chucklehead is FAST.
3. I ended up with 5100ish feet of climbing. I think.

ME ... you are the only one on the face of this planet who does not think they are itty bitty ... .
:roflmao: I know what you meant, but....too funny. ;)

1. It was great riding with everyone.
2. Chucklehead is FAST.
3. I ended up with 5100ish feet of climbing. I think.
Chucklehead is fast and HOT. ;) Okay, off to bed for 1.5 hours of rest.:eek:

:roflmao: I know what you meant, but....too funny. ;)
DOH! I blame it all on the avatar!

OK, just woke up for a little while because my bedroom was too hot and I had to get some fluids in me...

Fun ride everyone.
Glad to meet a lot of you in person after chatting with you online for so long.

• Tiff and PaulB, you two are awesome people. Paul, thanks for leaving the group and riding with me to the nearest bathroom!
• Chimivee, Voltman and Chucklehead, you're amazing riders.
• ME, thanks for leading the way through Laguna - that was horrible-scary.
• Mateo, you had the Ride From Hell. Hope you feel better.
• Indolent, big props to you for organizing this ride.
• Extort +1 on the Bald Hotness Factor. Love the jersey.
• Jschen, I forgive you for dissing ME and me. Your ear is tasty.
• Nacy, you're fun to ride with but it's hard to draft off you.
• Dubbayoo, great job for pushing it through despite the cramping.

Sorry I had to bolt so quickly after eating. I didn't want to fall asleep in traffic. You guys kept up a good pace and I was hard-pressed to keep up. You made me and Sacha stretch our legs quite a bit! It was loads of fun. Now back to bed...

I'll post more late, but this one couldn't wait. ME showing off her...attributes.

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That pic really came out well ME! Makes a splendid avatar :)

OK, just woke up for a little while because my bedroom was too hot and I had to get some fluids in me...

This sounds like a merider post.

Hey Folks! Sorry I had to turn around early. Rose is feeling MUCH better.

It was good to see everyone again and meet some new people.

Cheers.
-CJ

Hey Folks! Sorry I had to turn around early. Rose is feeling MUCH better.

It was good to see everyone again and meet some new people.

Cheers.
-CJ

Excellent!

Maybe she just missed you?

Tough to imagine but I suppose anything is possible :)

1. It was great riding with everyone.
2. Chucklehead is FAST.

+1 and Chucklehead kept pushing me all afternoon, I'd lead to allow him to draft since he was doing 150 miles, and when we would hit a hill he would rocket ahead of me and I'd have to play catch up!!!

My favorite part of the ride was zipping through the traffic in Laguna Beach by splitting the lane like a motorcycle!

Chucklehead, you're HOT.

My favorite part of the ride was zipping through the traffic in Laguna Beach by splitting the lane like a motorcycle!

Really, I would have thought it was the part where you pulled me along at 29 mph to see if my heart would pop out of my mouth.

I'll post more late, but this one couldn't wait. ME showing off her...attributes.

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That's just too much. Does nobody like subtlety?

My photos . . .
http://www.flickr.com/gp/9895405@N06/9U5bE8

Report later. What I learned:
It's hard to take pictures while riding.

Thanks to all you showed up. The ride was great.

Well, the slacker ride was a success for the most part, and what I mean by that is simply – we only slacked ON breaks. Otherwise, this was a fast-paced train of riders. Great group that showed up and perfect weather (and I do mean perfect – never got hot, just a little warm in the afternoon and we had cloud coverage almost all day). Highlights:

-Markaj, as promised, branded all of us with little red stars in honor of BF
-We stopped at least six times and our breaks were no less than 20 minutes each time.
-Lunch took 1.5 hours.
-Jschen wore his red bibs.
-NyGirl and Smallring rode the tandem – and they flew!
-Matteo – who was looking lean and trim – had a stroke of very bad luck yesterday. He had three flats and his saddle broke. But he still managed to finish!
-Indolent’s lovely wife, Tracie, joined as did Lilly, MadMike’s lady friend

Overall, wonderful day. Sorry, it’s 4:50am as I’m writing this and I got nuthin’ else do to my brain being fried – but there were many jokes and silly moments along the way, which can only be expected with this crowd.

Markaj - looking for people to brand...um...tattoo:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/10.jpg

Herb, all smiles:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/9.jpg

Jschen's beautiful sister, Tracy, and her friend (name alludes me, sorry!
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/8.jpg

The lovely Happytime:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/7.jpg

The fitness models, Nygirl and Smallring
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/6.jpg

Alfa63, and others on the path out:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/5.jpg

Jschen's all in red:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/4.jpg

Alfa63 with Tinrobot behind:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/3.jpg

The beautiful people who don't sweat or fade or tire:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/2.jpg

Herb, still all smiles:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/1.jpg

Ronjon10 with Jshcen over behind the barricade:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/20.jpg

Matching red stars:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/19.jpg

Nacy333:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/18.jpg

Matteo44
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/17.jpg

Justme and Octico behind him
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/16.jpg

On the bike path to Pendelton
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Nacy333:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/12.jpg

The tandem-twosome with Davesanyyz
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/11.jpg

Another beautiful person - Mel
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/30.jpg

Taking a break:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/29.jpg

Ziptie:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/28.jpg

Nygirl and Smallring:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/27.jpg

Voltman joins the group. Tortoise back behind him and Cjbruin in the forefront to the right:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/26.jpg

Extort from behind with others on the path:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/25.jpg

Our organizer, Indolent:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/24.jpg

PaulB in the front:
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http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/22.jpg

Extort:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/21.jpg

Ride report:

The weather was cloudy and cool - perfect for a long ride! A sizeable group set off from the corner of Brookhurst/Adams after MarkAJ tattooed everyone with BF decals. Most of us got it on the calf, but someone had to be different and have her chest branded.:rolleyes:

We made our way as a group through most of the northern OC cities (sorry, I can't keep track of them all), but were split apart as a few of the faster riders went ahead and the peloton stayed behind to watch Extort fix a flat.

Our first main regroup was at a Starbucks in Newport (?) where we were met up with Mel, Matteo, Voltman, Chucklehead and a few others. It was a lengthy stop, photo ops abounded and we were greeted by a Red Bull SAG car who offered everyone free drinks! By now our number had swelled to about 36, and after I had the opportunity to molest Voltman, we set off in smaller groups heading southbound.

Small groups started sorting themselves out speedwise, but no one was going at a "Slacker Pace", with 22-25mph being the norm on the flatter portions. Tandem couple NYGirl77 and hubby Travis set the pace with their tandem and were soon gone from sight. At one point after an impromptu regroup at a stoplight, Indolent did a traffic break, via cop-style, weaving back and forth across the path in an attempt to slow the pace down. Little good it did, because as soon as he stopped doing that, everyone took off again.

We rode our way through Dana Point and Laguna without incident, and regrouped for another lengthy stop at a restroom in San Onofre/San Clemente (?). When I mean "lengthy", I'm talking about breaks being 20-40 minutes of lolling around in the shade, gabbing, joking and looking at each others bikes. Very fun, but not conducive to a fast ride! :D

We again broke into small groups as we entered Camp Pendleton. I tried to keep up with the pace but there was a significent headwind and with the sun now out, the heat started getting to me. The Tortoise group was long gone, and I found myself dropping off the back of the Grumpy Pig-Ziptie group. So I trekked through CP mostly by myself, although Tinrobot also got dropped by that group and tagged onto my back wheel for awhile. I did manage to find a waiting Grumpy Pig and Chucklehead after the exit gate, and we rolled into the Oceanside Pier at 12:08.

After a long lunch break, more posing, lots of socializing and picture taking, groups started rolling out for the return trip. We attracted a few half-century riders (Lily and Tracie) and set off back home breaking up into still smaller groups. I managed to glom onto the PaulB-Jschen-ME group and we all made a pact to respect the "Slacker" theme by vowing to ride home at a leisurely 15mph. HA HA HA HA HA. Yeah, right! :rolleyes:

We caught up with the Chimivee-Mel-Matteo-Chucklehead-Voltman group, which had stopped and was attempting to fix Matteo's seatpost. The bolt broke, leaving his saddle falling off. Chimivee produced some duct tape, MacGyver-style, and managed to tape it back together. In the meantime, there were two more flats that had to be fixed (Matteo also managed to have three flats on one ride...I felt so bad for him. But he finished - what a soldier!) My respect for the man knows no bounds. It must have been very painful, or at the very least uncomfortable, to ride all that way with the saddle constantly shifting.

After going back through Camp Pendleton, there was another lengthy regroup past the main gate. More gabbing and socializing. That was great but I had to go to the bathroom really bad and no amount of circling the group and doing figure eights could entice anyone back on their bike. Finally, PaulB clipped in to stretch out his legs and I enlisted him (rather begged him) to ride with me to the nearest bathroom. Back to San Onofre (?) and another regroup/bathroom break for the peleton.

Heading back, we went through the Traffic Hell known as Laguna Beach. Traffic was so tight we had to paddle our bikes through nearly impassable roads, hopping onto sidewalks, narrowly missing baby strollers and drunken parties emerging from restaurants. I was scared s***less after a number of close encounters and was trying to follow ME, who was bravely threading her way through the mass. My nerves were frayed and I was actually thinking about pulling off the side and rethinking this, when we see the Extort-Chimivee-PaulB-Chucklehead-et al train flying by in the middle of the street! They actually formed a line in between the double row of cars and were able to get through. In a split second, ME and I saw a small opening and shot out, grabbing onto their wheels in hopes of a quick escape. It was dodgy, I kept my elbows in and at one point, had to drop my head to my handlebars to avoid hitting an SUV's rear-view mirror. Somehow, we managed to get through. ME and I continued on. We were dropped by the Extort group on the next rollers but I didn't care. I was just glad we came out of there in one piece.

We did manage to catch the Extort Train again at a light and together made our way back through Orange County at a not-so-slackerly-pace, between 20-24mph once we were clear of most of the rollers. At the entrance to SART, Nacy continued on home while our little band turned back towards the starting point. No hopes for an easy-spin finish, though, as Tinrobot and I kept up our 20mph pace but were still were losing touch with the others. Luckily, it wasn't far and we got back to the restaurant in good order.

It was quite late when we finished, which is odd because we were riding at a good pace throughout. It was the culmination of all the breaks and regroups that made the day so long. But I wouldn't trade it for anything, though, because everyone was so friendly and a good time was had by all (I hope). Thanks to everyone who made this day so enjoyable! :D

The saddle incident and the repair job completed:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/39.jpg

The non-slacker, Chimivee, who just happened to be carrying duct tape and zip ties!
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/38.jpg

Tinrobot in the red jersey, Happtime in the white shorts and Chucklehead (lean and trim!) in the blue:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/37.jpg

Lilly in the back in the white jersey, Jschen and Alfa63:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/36.jpg

Jason, with Matteo back behind him...um...putting his bag on Jschen's saddle:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/35.jpg

Happytime dominating Chucklehead ("Fix the flat, Bike Boy!:)
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/34.jpg

Dubbyayoo pulling up to the group:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/33.jpg

Efficiency, snapping me, snapping him:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/32.jpg

Lovely Tracie who joined us at the lunch spot:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/31.jpg

The slackers having way too much fun on the way back:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/49.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/48.jpg

And this is how we really slacked (rest stop number 5):
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/47.jpg

Slackers refuel with icecream sandwiches:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/46.jpg

Hitting the ocean and heading home:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/45.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/44.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/43.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/42.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/41.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/40.jpg

Wow, great report Happytime, ME. I knew I could count on you to provide full account of the day. The group is getting faster and faster. Pretty soon, it will rival Montrose ... lol I'm sure I would have been in the back of the pack after reading these reports.

Well, time to get my butt outta here, and ride into work. Reading these reports are motivating me to get back on again.

Home stretch:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/59.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/58.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/50.jpg

Thanks to Dan for putting together this great ride, and to everyone who made it so fun.

Oh, and special thanks to those who got me through my various mechanical issues! It was an excellent day.

Ride report:

The weather was cloudy and cool - perfect for a long ride! A sizeable group set off from the corner of Brookhurst/Adams after MarkAJ tattooed everyone with BF decals. Most of us got it on the calf, but someone had to be different and have her chest branded.:rolleyes:
:D
Yes, well, that someone is asking to have the pic of the star and my upping the ante in this thread removed, because apparently it is offensive to other someones. :rolleyes: Next time, I'm going to have a cheek branded for sure. :D

What I've gleaned from this thread:

1. ME is a boobbagger.
2. Slackers? You people are slackerbaggers.
3. Mateo, you need a new bike. (and toss on some Michelin Krylion Carbon tires or Specialized Armadillos...and get a Thomson seatpost....and a torque wrench!)

The saddle incident and the repair job completed:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/Slacker%20Century/39.jpg


Did this last all the way through the ride? Duct tape is a wonderful thing, isn't it? I would hardly call this slacking.