Southern California - I popped my double century cherry

I popped my double century cherry:beer:

Date of Ride: July 30, 2007
Type of Ride: Solo
Actual Mileage: 200.70
Ride Time: 11:21:16
Total Time: 14:55:59
Avg. Speed: 17.7
Altitude Climbed: 6,410
Synopsis of Ride: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3502537

Wow! That's amazing, Greg! :beer: Solo! :eek:

Congrats, Greg. 17.7 average... excellent!

I popped my double century cherry:beer:

Date of Ride: July 30, 2007
Type of Ride: Solo
Actual Mileage: 200.70
Ride Time: 11:21:16
Total Time: 14:55:59
Avg. Speed: 17.7
Altitude Climbed: 6,410
Synopsis of Ride: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3502537

Damn... I barely popped my 30 mile cherry.. :(

I popped my double century cherry:beer:

Date of Ride: July 30, 2007
Type of Ride: Solo
Actual Mileage: 200.70
Ride Time: 11:21:16
Total Time: 14:55:59
Avg. Speed: 17.7
Altitude Climbed: 6,410
Synopsis of Ride: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3502537

I could make an unsavory remark about cherries, but....


Congrats, 17.7 is amazing!:beer:

I still need to get my first Cent....:o

Here is a start

Good job Gretz!

Hooray for poppin' cherries!

Good job!

Whoa dude, that's intense. If I ever dare a double, I'm going to pay someone to ride in a big group where there are sag vehicles, rest stops and some sort of credit towards a jersey if I manage to not DNF.

Great stuff!

A solo double century? :eek:

Congrats! :beer:

Simply amazing Greg! Congratulations!

Woo Hoo!!!

Great job!

Wow, that's great. Congradulations. You've got lots of guts doing it solo.

I'm doing my first century this Sat, but with a group of about 12 riders. We should average about 17 mph but there is only 2500 feet of climbing. Pretty flat. I couldn't think of doing 200 miles, especially solo.

Congratulations on your double!! ....and doing it solo takes even more determination....:beer:

Way to go Hockey Boy

Congrats!!!!!
You are my superman! ;) :D :love:

Awesome, Greg!!! ;)

Well done!

Congratulations!!

Nice job! I can barely make it past 20 miles when I'm solo... a solo double takes some real mental toughness (on top of the obvious physical requirements).

Nice! That's an uh, interesting route :) . Did you plan it out to go 200, or just keep adding on until you reached it?

Excellent, Greg.

awesome job Greg!!!!

Nice! That's an uh, interesting route :) . Did you plan it out to go 200, or just keep adding on until you reached it?

Thanks everyone!!! :)
When I set out, I just wanted to pass my previous longest ride of 131 miles. I felt great on the bike, and just kept going. :D
The route was completely improvised, as you can see :lol:

The route was completely improvised, as you can see :lol:

Yeah I can see.... looks like you hit some bars and adult bookstores on the way!!! :D j/k

Damn, that's awesome... congrats! I'm guessing you rode a century and then realized "d'oh!! I have to get back!"?

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!:D

You should definitely give some of the Cal Triple Crown doubles a try. Of those remaining this year, you might want to try the Solvang double in October...the Death Valley one is sold out, and the others are pretty tough, but great routes. The rides are a great way to see California!

Thanks for the heads up adxm!! :)
Our club did the Solvang double earlier in the year, and you can bet I'll be joining them on the next one! :beer:

Thanks for the heads up adxm!! :)
Our club did the Solvang double earlier in the year, and you can bet I'll be joining them on the next one! :beer:

You're in luck, October 20th http://www.planetultra.com/SolvangFall/index.html

Our club did the Solvang double earlier in the year, and you can bet I'll be joining them on the next one! :beer:

Piece of cake after doing a double on your own! :D

You're in luck, October 20th http://www.planetultra.com/SolvangFall/index.html

The Spring double with the club is looking better, and better :D


Fall - 201 miles with 10,300' of climbing. This route is significantly more challenging than the Spring route - with substantially more climbing and many steep pitches.

Looking at that route, were you trying not to leave OC? :D

Wow Greg, congrats! :eek:

Amazing! Weekday, solo, 17.7mph in the city!

What time you started, and how much food you took with you? Looking at your time I assume you did few rest stops. give us some more ride report...

dude grats but no climbs at all? You live in flatland!

If I ever do a double century its going to be 75 laps around balboa park

dude grats but no climbs at all? You live in flatland!

If I ever do a double century its going to be 75 laps around balboa park

refuelin at the jack in the box on vannowen i bet!!!! look out for roller bladers!!

dude grats but no climbs at all? You live in flatland!

If I ever do a double century its going to be 75 laps around balboa park

You could do 67 laps around the Rose Bowl. It's got those 2 sweet climbs and the panoramic views are to die for.

You could do 67 laps around the Rose Bowl. It's got those 2 sweet climbs and the panoramic views are to die for.

plus it has lots o girlies for ovo to ogle!

plus it has lots o girlies for ovo to ogle!

I'll never get any cycling done, I'll just sit there starring like a stalker...

so just like any other day then, eh?

so just like any other day then, eh?

yes happy times :D

I pop a lot of Bing Cherries this time of year. I always spit out the seeds to keep my weight down. I never wear bibs when consuming Bing Cherries. You just don’t have the control you need for long rides. BTW the only double these cherries have contributed to is bun-wad.

Nice solo!