Birthday ride
05-25-11, 12:51 AM
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Birthday ride
Another year, another mile added. 56 miles in 2 hrs., 50 min., 4 secs. 19.8 mph average. Nice and windy. Rode from Ventura to Santa Barbara and back. A gorgeous day on the central coast.
05-25-11, 01:10 AM
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Happy Birthday. 
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05-25-11, 01:23 AM
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How I wish for the flat roads and a tailwind for the ride. That is the only way I could keep up and average like that for any ride. It would help if it was a downslope aswell.
Well done on the ride but I think a handicap system will have to be inaugerated soon for those of us in hillier Climes.
And Happy birthday too.
Well done on the ride but I think a handicap system will have to be inaugerated soon for those of us in hillier Climes.
And Happy birthday too.
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05-25-11, 05:56 AM
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Pie?
Great job on the Birthday ride!
Was there any pie to be found in Santa Barbara?
Was there any pie to be found in Santa Barbara?
05-25-11, 10:43 AM
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05-26-12, 11:40 PM
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Birthday ride, May 2012.
The 2012 Birthday Ride displayed on the cool new birthday present from my wife.
Haven't checked in here in a long time, hope everyone is doing well.
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05-27-12, 05:13 AM
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Happy birthday, Neil, and congrats on a great ride. Wish I could hold that kind of pace for 50+ miles.
05-27-12, 05:53 AM
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Nice pace! Happy birthday!
05-27-12, 08:17 PM
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Happy birthday, speed demon!
05-27-12, 08:20 PM
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Just had my 56th birthday, too, but did not ride my age. You're a better man than I am. Happy Birthday!
05-27-12, 09:55 PM
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According to the Official Birthday Ride Rulebook, which I make up as I go along, you can ride your age any time during the year.
05-27-12, 11:02 PM
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I just had my 56 birthday too, ( 16 years ago) I am still ridding my age though.
05-28-12, 12:20 AM
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Ride your age can be be done anytime- but my birthday is in January. Rode mine yesterday but I am also counting it as a Metric- A century ride- First Night ride- First group ride and anything else I am expected to do this year. That is just coverage for this year though. Come January and it all starts again.
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05-28-12, 09:52 PM
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Nice pace Neil and Happy Birthday. It seems you're getting faster with age.
Thats a beautiful area to ride. Next week I'm riding the Ojai Century and also the Cool Breeze in Aug which both go along that section of coast.
Ed
Thats a beautiful area to ride. Next week I'm riding the Ojai Century and also the Cool Breeze in Aug which both go along that section of coast.
Ed
