Southern California - Mo'Phat's Phat Rancho Santa Phatride - Sunday 8/5

Mark/efficiency. Let me know if you want a tire or two. I have 4 new ones from PBK when they were on sale. Since I don't need them now, you can just wait until they go on sale again and return them to me. :)

They are Vittoria Rubino Pros. 3x red, 1x blue. I like them more than the Mich Krylon that I have on another wheel, but I guess it's more of a personal thing. Felt like the Vittoria's are more direct/good road feel while the Mich's are quite squishy/remote. It may just be a mental thing since I don't ride that much.

I bought two today. I cool. Thanks though.

Well, if you'd stop blowing people in your lab, that wouldn't happen, would it!? ;)

Where I work blowing people in the lab would get you fired.

All prepped for tomorrow. :) Those of you driving to the start on I-15 north, please try to avoid running into Vivian. If you must ram into me because I failed my test in my faith in humanity, okay, but please, don't take it out on her. :p

I expect to roll a bit before 6 AM. Twenty miles in 1:20 (15 MPH average) shouldn't be too hard to do, and that leaves a bit of time to top off bottles before rolling with the group on time.

About to head out the door. See you guys soon.

I'm looking to join part of this ride (need to head home after the Torrey - live near UTC) so to get the mileage in is there anyway I can meet you guys along the way?

Option 1) - There's a 7-Eleven on West Valley Pkwy just past the Home Depot I think...
Option 2) - The Starbucks on the east corner of La Costa + El Camino Real

Option 2 is probably easier logistically...

Thanks,

Ian in SD

Ian: I'll PM you my cell #. Not sure when we'll be at option #2...but I'm thinking between 8:30 and 9.

Option #1 is a little out of our way, and someone would have to break off the actual route to come meet you.

Hope we see you there!

Fair winds and following seas, Jason.

Godspeed.

see you guys in a few!

Looks like you had a decent group. I passed you on Del Dios going the opposite way. Hey Patrick, not used to seeing you in full spandex. You always have full leathers when I see you. Hope you all had a great ride.

Ride and Smile,
Denton

Great ride. I felt really good today. Thank you all for riding!

awesome ride. it was great meeting everyone. Denton, I thought I recognized those tats from a distance! And spandex is not flattering on me :) I need to get around to putting my leathers on sometime in the near future!

till next time gents!

-Patrick

efficiency, hope you're feeling okay. It was a really fun ride, at spirited enough a pace that I decided to give my all at the group ride and not ride back afterward. I could make it back. About 20 miles with 7 hours' daylight left... piece of cake. But it was far more fun sticking around for a group lunch. Thanks Mo'Phat for organizing, and thanks DaveSANYYZ for the ride home (thus allowing me to stick around for lunch).

It feels so nice being evil and tempting Jschen to skip his bike ride home and take a ride in a car instead. Hehehe.

Nice to see everyone. Great ride! :D

Thank you Karen, Dan, Mark, Mark, Patrick, Jason and Dave for joining me. I like the route, save for all the signals and stop signs on the 101.

I took about 20-25 pics, but don't have any time to do anything with them today...but hopefully they'll be up tomorrow. Thanks for humoring me with gratuitous pics of suffering at the tops of the climbs.

There were only 2 climbs on the entire route anyway.

It was great fun.

BTW, when Chucklehead is not present, Mo'Phat assumes the mantle of "the Punisher," with the additional title of "Ride Leader from Hell". As he mercilessly pulls away from his hapless charges, leaving their bones to bleach in the desert, he jeers "Ya, Ya, I must drop you now, you silly weak persons!"

I need a dang rear view fredmirror. When I hear someone on my wheel, I pull...that's just how it goes. If you're going to fall off, say something like "Dropping off, thank you" or even a polite, "Dammit you *****hole! Slow the eff down! This ain't the goldarned Ronde de Flanererererereenen!!" I honestly thought there was someone right on my wheel most times.

It's Jschen that needs the talking-to.

What did I do now?

It was great fun.

BTW, when Chucklehead is not present, Mo'Phat assumes the mantle of "the Punisher," with the additional title of "Ride Leader from Hell". As he mercilessly pulls away from his hapless charges, leaving their bones to bleach in the desert, he jeers "Ya, Ya, I must drop you now, you silly weak persons!"

hey, i was there. i may not have ridden with you guys, but just seeing all of your beautiful, smiling faces before and after the ride was a great treat. let's do it again sometime!

What did I do now?

Mo is trying to blame you for his treachery. Apparently whenever you darted ahead of him he would respond like a crazed rabid greyhound chasing down an electric bunny. After catching you and dropping you like a moldy donut, he would fail to notice that no one was behind him for a long long time.

Allegedly this is all your fault.

You worm.

What did I do now?

Well, as "Ride Leader", I thought it was my job to maintain a pace that would keep everybody together in aerobic bliss...but then I'd look over and there you'd be (in the drops, gnashed teeth, tunnel vision on the horizon, hammering at four hundred and TEN watts), which led me to think I was a poor "Ride Leader", with no sense of the correct pacing.

I'd catch back up to you (all the while thinking I was leading this epic echelon up to your back wheel), and when I got to you, I thought, as "Ride Leader", I should do my duty to give you a little rest after hammering at 410 watts.

So, it is your fault.

And Dan's fault...for giving me the title of "Ride Leader", and chastising me whenever I wasn't performing in that capacity.

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Jschen, Efficiency, dapitbull69, and Karen

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Chucklehead came to give us a Bon Voyage.

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Jschen, Chucklehead, Indolent58 and Efficiency

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Karen...with here noticeably unpink Element

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DaveSANYYZ, SprSonik, Jschen, Chucklehead, Indolent58, Karen, dapitbull, Efficiency

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The first bump in the road (Via Rancho Parkway) - SprSonik in the back

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dapitbull on Harmony Grove

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My stinky ear, with DaveSANYYZ and Efficiency in tow

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Dave and Mark

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Mark, Dave and Jason pacelining.

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Getting dropped.

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dapitbull (Patrick)

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SprSonik (Mark)

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Karen and Dan (stupid out of focus camera)

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Dan on Elfin Forest rd

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Karen representin' So Cal Girls!

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Posing on the 101 - Jason, Mark, Mark, and Karen

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PWNg da 101!

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It's like a Team Time Trial!

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Mark...not the Mark who crashed.

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So, Mark (efficiency) and Karen 'brushed wheels' and Mark 'touched the floor' on the 101. Good thing there's not much traffic, and hardly more than a few hundred people noticed. Some rash on Mark, but that's not important. Bike suffered some shredded bar tape...

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...a scratched up lever...

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...and a cracked helmet. Coming soon to the Shopping Thread: Hey guys, check out my new helmet!

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Minor RR on knee, elbow, fingers...and his jersey needs some Tide, STAT!

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Jschen at the Torrey Pines summit.

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Dave always smiling!

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Gratuitous suffering

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Patrick and Efficiency.

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Efficiency eyeballing the manly Prius.

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Dan and Karen hamming it up for the cameraman.

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Dan and Karen

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SprSonik Mark at the top

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Jschen at the end of the last little bump: Del Dios and Via Rancho Parkway

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Dave and Mark.

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Dan and Karen...not suffering at all...darn it. Loot at Mark, showing off his blood.

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Mark - Note the Disco jersey and Rabobank helmet!

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Patrick...who didn't like me very much at this point!

Thanks again, everybody, for coming along with me. I had a great time, and my (ahem) felt good the whole ride. I think I'm back in the game!

Thanks for all the pics! The names of all you southerners are finally starting to stick in my feeble mind.

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...and a cracked helmet. Coming soon to the Shopping Thread: Hey guys, check out my new helmet!

Mo can peer into the future and know not only what people will post about, but even the exact wording (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=5009378#post5009378). :p

Well, my full name is Mostrodamus Phat...but I shortened it.

Great pics. Sounds like it was a lot of fun. One of these days, I'll make it out there.

Hey Mo nice pictures and great route you put together.....Mark, I hope you and your bike are doing okay. Thank goodness for helmets.

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Posing on the 101 - Jason, Mark, Mark, and Karen



Phew!! That was a close one!! Almost nipple!!! :p

Looks like a great ride, folks!!

This looks like it was a great ride, Mo' :) Some fine looking men out there (imagine me licking my chops) - and one very lovely So Cal Girl representing for sure. Thanks for the pics!

Cool pics. Glad the crash was not too bad and bike and rider are OK. A cracked helmet is better than a skull :D

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Mark - Note the Disco jersey and Rabobank helmet!


In my defense, I got a smoking deal on them...so what if it looks like my little girl picked out my clothes. I wish they made Garanimals for cyclists...

Phew!! That was a close one!! Almost nipple!!! :p

Looks like a great ride, folks!!

What can I say. I'm a tease.

What can I say.
You could say you're sorry.

But I'm not sorry. I don't want my words to be hollow.

But I'm not sorry. I don't want my words to be hollow.

See, this is exactly why full zip jerseys need to be banned.

Great ride guys....Thanks!!!!
Some awesome riding in San Diego... I will be back down there the first weekend in November.
Thanks for setting the ride up Paul!