Southern California - Final training ride for BA?

BA Training Ride -> Climb Palomar!

Meet: The Casino Parking Lot
Start: Sunday April 27th / 8am
Route: Da Casino -> South Grade -> Top o'Palomar
Descend East Grade -> stop at store off highway 76 - (quick refuel)
Climb East Grade -> Top o'Palomar
Descend South Grade -> Casino -> Home -> Hot Tub -> Hot Wings!

In: IanInSD
Chucklehead
GrumpyPig

what day? i might just bail on punchbowl for sure.

Depends on how many peeps I can drag along... the more the merrier probably Saturday, unless Grumpy prefers Sunday.

saturday probable, sunday definite.

I'll be out of town riding Wildflower Century for my last BA training. I rode Oak Glenn and Damnation Alley up to Angeles Oaks last weekend; saw lots of other riders training for BA.

Should be fun!

Rick / OCRR

I prefer Sunday.

I prefer Sunday.

Very well - Sunday it is.

Just updated the first post... we can always adjust the route if necessary, I thought about up/down/up/down South Grade but I wanted some variety, beside I've never climbed East Grade before.

Just updated the first post... we can always adjust the route if necessary, I thought about up/down/up/down South Grade but I wanted some variety, beside I've never climbed East Grade before.It sucks.

It sucks.

:rolleyes:

you suck.

:rolleyes:

you suck.No, you suck.

Want to carpool? Pick you up at 6:45?

sweet.

I wish I didn't suck at climbing, I'd join you guys. Oh well. Have fun.

If I go you will all drope me. I need to do something though.

It's not like Grumpy and I are 'pure' climbers... more like plodders. Now Chuckles, he's pretty good, infact I consider anyone that can climb Palomar with a standard double as pretty damn strong. You're more than welcome to join the suffer fest. The best part about it is that if you feel like you want to call it a day, just turn around and it'll mostly be downhill. Either way, it's all good.

Weather peeps are predicting Sunday to be high 70's low 80's for the Palomar area - nice.

Ian in SD

i don't use a standard double. i'm all about the compact. 34/19 is my friend.

i decided to go ahead and race punchbowl on saturday, so i definitely won't be chasing any records on sunday.

I wish I had a compact.

But seriously, I can't even get up Mt. Helix. I can't climb at all.

i decided to go ahead and race punchbowl on saturday, so i definitely won't be chasing any records on sunday.

Well if you're not going then I can go.:rolleyes: Grumpy and Ian will only embarrass me up to a point.

no, i will be there. i'm just not going to be pushing the pace. i've only done a few social rides this year. starting to get lonely.

So you are going to embarrass me. A-hole sandbagger.

I might join you guys if I feel spunky after the Alpine Challenge on Saturday. Don't wait for me though - the masochist in me is dying slowly.

So you are going to embarrass me. A-hole sandbagger.

Hey, I may be a sandbagger, but i'm not an A-hole.

Wait, no..

I may be an A-hole, but i'm...


Nevermind.

As part of my death-defying stunt I will attempt to ride the 72mile Alpine Challenge on Saturday and then contend with the Palomar sufferfest... Whose with me?

i'm already performing a death defying stunt of my own and racing devils punchbowl on saturday. palomar is going to be my.....recovery ride.

Did anyone melt?

No, but we were almost blown backwards down the mountain at one point. Strong headwinds near the top.
Other than that, it was nice and cool while we were at the top.

Why didn't you come along?

Did anyone melt?Hot in Pauma Valley and cool at the top. You missed out.

The headwinds were a little tough on the way up in spots. I was about 100 yards behind Ian. When he would go around a turn and be exposed to the wind, he would stand and almost stop. Then I'd know what to expect.

CH said he had no power. Then he dropped us and got to the store 30 minutes ahead of us.

Actually, once you got to the base of Palomar, the temp's are actually comfortable. What really sucked though was the wind. There were times when I would approach an open turn and be almost at a standstill because of the wind. Considering the wind that was picking up and heat, we decided that after south grade we'd return back to the cars - no point in pushing it now with BA coming up. Also, Chuckles ascended Palomar in 1.20 - awesome. Now, I'm just hoping BA has cool weather.

Hot in Pauma Valley and cool at the top. You missed out.



It's comforting to know that I can always trust you to lie to me. Admit it. It was hell.

Actually, once you got to the base of Palomar, the temp's are actually comfortable. What really sucked though was the wind. There were times when I would approach an open turn and be almost at a standstill because of the wind. Considering the wind that was picking up and heat, we decided that after south grade we'd return back to the cars - no point in pushing it now with BA coming up. Also, Chuckles ascended Palomar in 1.20 - awesome. Now, I'm just hoping BA has cool weather.

I assumed that South Grade would be doable. It was the thought of East Grade after the heat picked up that made me bail and stick to the coast. It never occurred to me that you guys would simply wuss out. Brilliant!

Hmm... Tacos or 12 miles out-and-back of heat and headwinds.

Tough choice.

It's comforting to know that I can always trust you to lie to me. Admit it. It was hell.It's all downhill from here. Trust me.

Well...my lazy ass hasn't been on BF lately, so I missed this thread completely. Bummer, because I definitely would have joined. I need to work on my climbing.

Question: What is BA? (is it the bci bear mountain century?)

It's the Breathless Agony bike ride.

It's the Breathless Agony bike ride.
ooh...thanks. i know about breathless agony, but it's just one of those days...