Northern California - LABOR DAY Ride 1st September Mt. Hamilton

Sorry Eric. :o ;)

My friend Mike (no, not my dog) will be joining us too. He'll be on a mountain bike :eek: He's hoping the autobus isn't too fast for him. :)

My friend Mike (no, not my dog) will be joining us too. He'll be on a mountain bike :eek: He's hoping the autobus isn't too fast for him. :)


Crap. I'm gonna get passed by a guy on a mountain bike. :mad:

Crap. I'm gonna get passed by a guy on a mountain bike. :mad:I got beaten to the finish of the Giro by a guy on a knobby-tired mountain bike, who didn't even mean to do the full century. :rolleyes:

My friend Mike (no, not my dog) will be joining us too. He'll be on a mountain bike :eek: He's hoping the autobus isn't too fast for him. :)

There is plenty of room in the autobus.:thumb:

BTW, if anyone is interested here is my route to the start. Link to map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=37.396892,-122.002144&daddr=100+Kirk+Ave+San+Jose+CA&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=12&dirflg=w&sll=37.419799,-121.880608&sspn=0.197412,0.304871&ie=UTF8&z=12)

So.. in preparation for this monumental ride.. I have been working very hard..

here is a video of my work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_6lSLuwU6Q

I will replicate this feat tomorrow!! Or at least try..

And for the descent!! Maybe Kari can bring my front tire down.. I wont need it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4H01SfKSkU&feature=related

Gunther is in...

Hey...You were never ya know off? the list... Once you're on the list...well, like...Ya know?...
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/sopranos460.jpg

How do I always end up going out the night before a BF ride?

Ah well, at least the start isn't until 10:30..

Reid,
You are just too wild and crazy ... but maybe the sleep depravation will be the equalizer for the rest of us. But then again, I woke up at 5:30 am ... wtf :eek:

Damn, it's nice to not have to wake up especially early for one of these things for once. I may even have breakfast!

Damn, it's nice to not have to wake up especially early for one of these things for once. I may even have breakfast!

You are coming, right?

Yeah, but I usually have to be there by 8. :)

[edit: And I'm off. See you folks in a few hours.]

See you all at Mount Hamilton. I hope it is not as windy as it is here in Livermore.

Time to go put the pedals on the bike.. :)

I'm a late scratch.

Bike came partially off the rack on the way down, and bent a fork dropout. :(

Have fun!

damnit i just woke up sorry for missing out guys. :(

I'm a late scratch.

Bike came partially off the rack on the way down, and bent a fork dropout. :(

Have fun!

Bummer! Maybe if you had a carbon bike, that wouldn't have.....oh, never mind!:innocent:

JB

Awesome ride today! I am absolutely beat.

Bummer! Maybe if you had a carbon bike, that wouldn't have.....oh, never mind!:innocent:

JB

Yeah, it wouldn't have bent. It would have just shattered :eek:. Sorry about the bad luck.

Wonderful ride today. I really pushed myself and it feels great!! I had to leave when I got back my car, everyone made it back safe I trust?

wow...that was my first time up mt hamilton.....The climb was very humbling. It makes my usual foothill expy/palo alto/woodside route look like nothing. Phew. I went through 3 gu gels, a pack of crackers and 2 bottles of water on the way up. I was hurting all the way up but it was fantastic. :) hahaha I nearly wiped out 6 times on the decent....yikes but it was fun hahah

I'm a late scratch.

Bike came partially off the rack on the way down, and bent a fork dropout. :(

Have fun!

Sorry about the mishap.
Missed you in the autobus. (Actually I was my own autobus) :o