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JoelS
09-06-09, 06:18 PM
Jason (aka SpamnRice) picked me up this morning around 6:30 and we met up with some other folks for the drive down to Diablo. Once in Danvile, we stopped by the local Starbucks for a cup of coffee and pit stop. From there we moved the cars back up Danville Rd a bit, unpacked, and set out. It was a lovely cool morning with a nice breeze.

As many of you know, it's not a hard climb until the last few hundred meters. Just got to find a groove and pound it out. But those last 500 meters are a killer. Always hard.

Anyway, I made it up with a new personal best of 1:12:02, which was 7 minutes faster than my previous time.

Here are a few pictures.
http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/ApproachingDiablo.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/BikeAtTop.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/JasonAtTop.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/YvetteAtTop.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/FightingUpWall.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/JasonSummitSign.jpg

http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/RidePhotos/09-09-06/JoelSummitSign.jpg

Beaker
09-06-09, 06:34 PM
Nice job Joel. Are you up for the Oct 4th challenge, then?
JoelS
09-06-09, 06:58 PM
October 4 Challenge?

ericm979
09-06-09, 07:01 PM
http://www.savemountdiablo.org/Bike Challenge/MountDiabloChallengeHome.htm

Good work bettering your time!
JoelS
09-06-09, 07:34 PM
Ah, thanks Eric. No, I'm not going to do that. I don't handle crowds well.
bikingshearer
09-06-09, 08:25 PM
. . . As many of you know, it's not a hard climb until the last few hundred meters. . . . .

What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?
VaultGuru
09-07-09, 04:18 PM
Incredible ride Joel. Even though I lived in the East Bay for 25 years, I never rode Diablo. Might have to do it before I can't:)
How come you didn't ride your carbon rocket?
VG
JoelS
09-07-09, 04:32 PM
I was working on getting the ticking noises diagnosed on the Colnago. Looks like I fixed it too. Turned out the stem needed tightening on the fork and on the bars. It's much quieter now. The ride up Diablo was the test.