Northern California - Mellow Out this Saturday

Sometimes, you gotta mellow out, and just ride for the enjoyment of the ride. If you agree, then you need to do this ride. This is similar to the New BF Jersey ride that I did last year.

Starts at Mountain View Caltrain station, at 9:30 am. 48 miles.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/2008-NorCal-BF-Jersey-Ride

So who's in?

I'm like "Mellow Man"...I'm so far out I'm in!

Looks good, I'm in. :thumb:

I might consider this, but only if I get to have a beat the crap outa myself ride on sunday ;)

I might consider this, but only if I get to have a beat the crap outa myself ride on sunday ;)
I might do some extra climbing after the ride Marco...Kings/OLH I have a cold, but I might wanna get some extra miles in...

I might do some extra climbing after the ride Marco...Kings/OLH I have a cold, but I might wanna get some extra miles in...

That was my plan as well, or at least a variant of that...

I might ride down to the start, then break-off once we hit Woodside before heading home from there.

Either that or we could make Ron do Kings / OLH with us! :D

Adding hills to a mellow ride? Why not just do Coe or the back side of Hamilton ;)

Adding hills to a mellow ride? Why not just do Coe or the back side of Hamilton ;)

I'd like to, especially since I've never done Mt. Hamilton, but I've got to be in SF by 5:30 that nite. Ron's route, or a modification therof, will leave me closer to home and a little more wiggle room. :)

Well, OLH is on the original route.

Well, OLH is on the original route.

Ok! then it's settled...we make Ron KOM on OLH:lol:

"mellow" and "OLH" on the same ride. You guys are funny.

Actually this looks pretty good.

Those in the mood for something with a little more *kick* can change it up pretty easily:
- Add in Moody while the others do Elena.
- Add in Golden Oak
- Add in Tres Hombres of Pain (Los Trancos/Ramona/Vista Verde)

:D:lol:

OLH is mellow ... if you take your time. :)

Actually this looks pretty good.

Those in the mood for something with a little more *kick* can change it up pretty easily:
- Add in Moody while the others do Elena.
- Add in Golden Oak
- Add in Tres Hombres of Pain (Los Trancos/Ramona/Vista Verde)

:D:lol:

WOOO! Cowboy...Put the six gun back in the holster!!!:eek:

Here's my version:

Starting/ending from home:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ron-s-easy-ride-transformed

EDIT: Actually, I think I will probably stick with you guys after Woodside too.. and take the train back from MTV.

Here's that one:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ron-s-easy-ride-transformed-2

This one makes me hum "We all live in the yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine."

I am doing a long run on Friday evening (15-miler), and if my quads hold up the next morning, I would love to meet up with you guys somewhere along the route. Maybe Peet's in Los Altos downtown? Or, more ambitiously, Woodside Bakery?

Looks like the forecast is threatening this ride ... even if it does rain at the start, we can always duck in for some brunch at Castro St in Mtn View ... let's hope it doesn't come to that!

This looks like a fun route through the neighborhoods and rolling foothills. When I'm suffering on the way up to Henry Coe I'll probably be wishing I had done it instead :)

This looks like a fun route through the neighborhoods and rolling foothills. When I'm suffering on the way up to Henry Coe I'll probably be wishing I had done it instead :)

Well, if rain is a definite, then just come with us to Mt. View and see how many donuts we can get Ron to eat!!!:lol:

Well, if rain is a definite, then just come with us to Mt. View and see how many donuts we can get Ron to eat!!!:lol:Weather.com calls for clouds on Saturday.

Besides, I would destroy all who stand in my sight when it comes to matters of the doughnut.

Well, if rain is a definite, then just come with us to Mt. View and see how many donuts we can get Ron to eat!!!:lol:

Nah, I think it would be more fun to see how many dim sum dumplings I can devour.

Hostess used to have that package of four cinnamon, four powered and four regular donuts. It wasn't enough to simply down the eight sugared ones. My friends and I would isolate each one with it's own protective strawberry frosted pop tart layer top and bottom. I'm sick just thinking about it. And I drank whole milk as a kid too.

Hostess used to have that package of four cinnamon, four powered and four regular donuts. It wasn't enough to simply down the eight sugared ones. My friends and I would isolate each one with it's own protective strawberry frosted pop tart layer top and bottom. I'm sick just thinking about it. And I drank whole milk as a kid too.
Hasn't seemed to slow you down any!;)

Nah, I think it would be more fun to see how many dim sum dumplings I can devour.

Ron: I challenge you to a Dumpling contest!!! It would be the West Coast equivalent of the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. We see how many dumplings we can stuff down in one minute, then we race up OLH. First person to get up without puking wins! :thumb:

Sorry I can't join you in this ride. Looks like fun. I am a single Dad for two weeks again.

Ron: I challenge you to a Dumpling contest!!! It would be the West Coast equivalent of the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. We see how many dumplings we can stuff down in one minute, then we race up OLH. First person to get up without puking wins! :thumb:

Sorry I can't join you in this ride. Looks like fun. I am a single Dad for two weeks again.

Alan,

You guys should totally get a Co-Motion Periscope or something similar. Then you can have your son as stoker and join us on all the rides. :lol:

Check out this guy on Hamilton ;)

http://ttlens.net/cm/albums/08-LKHC-9-Hamilton/normal_IMG_7300_08-11-27_12-42-40.jpg

Alan,

You guys should totally get a Co-Motion Periscope or something similar. Then you can have your son as stoker and join us on all the rides. :lol:

Check out this guy on Hamilton ;)]

That's way cool!

Hmm, I'm going to try to make this one. Maybe I'll actually be able to get myself out of bed at the ass-crack of dawn if there are people waiting. :P

How's the parking situation at the Mountain View Caltrain?

Sorry, I am going to bail on this one in favor of Henry Coe, since I have not done that one yet.

Maybe I can meet up with you guys near the end. Woodside/Mt View/etc... I'll call Pete and see.

otherwise... Have a good ride!

I'll see you at the train station @ 9:30...

See you there at the train station

This sucks! Just woke up with a high fever and chills, can't even get out of bed : (... I'm out of the ride today Ron

Well, it a small, but nice turnout. Pete had to bail at the last minute ... but Michael (mellum76) and Alex (x136) did show up. It was a truly mellow ride.

I was running late, but got to the train station on time, a little before 9:30 am. I didn't have breakfast yet, so the first stop ... you guessed it ... Starbucks. 1 mile down the road on Castro St .... a Starbucks. So we didn't actually get going on the actual ride till around 10:15 am.

It was also Alex's first real ride on his new bike with some hills. Sweet!

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482599080_by8vW-M.jpg

and every time Alex ran over a bump, his bell would ring ... and get a load of that stem

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482601156_84gJz-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482599244_s2BFd-M.jpg

Mellowing out, the focus wasn't so much on getting up the hill, but noticing the surroundings ... damn, we are so spoiled.

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482599372_6AoQL-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482600653_dTZfF-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482600090_aVs3w-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482600415_Ra2LD-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482600765_ytrnP-M.jpg

http://spingineer.smugmug.com/photos/482600200_kYL2u-M.jpg

More pics at http://spingineer.smugmug.com/gallery/7479572_ikgz4#482599614_R4umJ

Since Pete wasn't there, someone had to do it:

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7118/482600928ms8hyl.jpg

The ride was cut short to 32 miles and 2000 feet (for me), but even so, my legs are starting to feel sore. I've barely been on the bike since my accident last year, so maybe that has something to do with it? :P

Good ride, in any case. Thanks for setting it up, Ron.

Nice picts Ron, sorry I missed the ride. Kind of what I was looking for this weekend too!

Alex! SWEET! Bike!
Wished I had been able to ride with you guys.

Nice picts Ron, sorry I missed the ride. Kind of what I was looking for this weekend too!If you're feeling better by then, there's the Slowpoke ride next weekend.


Alex! SWEET! Bike!Thanks. :) Two things I noticed: 1) It'll go like a well-oiled bat out of hell if you let it. 2) I'm really loving the shifters. :love:

I really like the green meadows with all those yellow flowers. We got loads of those on the Henry Coe ride. Glad you got a shot of those Ron cause I didn't.

LOL... not many pictures taken on that Henry Coe ride. ;)

I got to see Alex's Cinelli, in person, today and I can tell you the pictures don't do it justice. I think I'm in love... ;)

It's the spacers. You just watch, it's going to be the next big thing. :P

It's the spacers. You just watch, it's going to be the next big thing. :P
the heck with those...I just want the bell!:lol:

the heck with those...I just want the bell!:lol:Go for it (http://velo-orange.com/bellsdingding.html). :)

Gorgeous bike, Alex! Congrats!