DataJunkie

Alrighty.... I am in for this ride and out for Evans. The wife nixed Evans and found daycare for this one.
I have ridden all of one time this week and should be nice and rested. That is if I can make it through the ride. LOL
Now to hitch a ride with Pwnt.

DataJunkie

All you need to do is make it to the 50 mile mark. Well... then there would be no point in turning around. Same distance either way.


Oh and I'm not exactly sure how I will fare. Haven't been riding a lot lately.

Pwnt

I will be fine guys. I am quite abit stronger then I was at Elephant Rock. Flagstaff has modded me into the chiseled cycling athlete that I am today. I give you all permission to suck my wheel if need be.

DJ=7am@Gunther's

Pwnt

Oh and Bill you wrote about the new bike on you Bike Journal Log. I do miss stalking you though, just so ya know.

bmclaughlin807

d'oh. I guess I did, didn't I?

I just about had to twist her arm to get her out into the parking lot to try it... then I couldn't get her back off of it! She made me ride with her down to get an ice cream, then when we got back, she rode it in circles around the condo complex.

I guess that means she likes it!

DataJunkie

So titillating! um......
Does this mean I need to join BJ?
I am already stalking pwnt on RBR.

That and I think I may pull a 180 and try a randonuer ride next year. (yes I know I butchered the spelling)

valygrl

is this where we are meeting?
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...8324&z=15&om=1

Pwnt

Yes Ma'am

5660 Sioux Dr, Boulder, CO
(303) 441-4400

Pwnt

I survived. w00t!

DataJunkie

I'm dead.

bmclaughlin807

*laughs* We all survived. I think we all (well... except for Valygrl... don't you EVER get tired?) had our moments when we weren't sure we would.

Great ride everyone! What's next?

DataJunkie

I think I have next Saturday open. However, we know how that can change.

I am leaning towards something easy like golden canyon though I am sure that will change as next Saturday approaches.

DataJunkie

BM,
How did evans go? God I wish I was able to make that one.

I created a login at bikejournal.com and joined club hypoxia. Any specifics on how one gets a jersey? More rides, etc?

bmclaughlin807

1) My ride fell through and I missed the Mt. Evans ride today. I'm also not going to be able to make the Hypoxia ride tomorrow... so... Being me, I figured I'd combine the climbing as well as the distances from the two rides and tomorrow I'm gonna attempt Mt Evans from my house. 104 miles, 12,400 ft of climbing. Wish me luck! It's the LAST day that the Mt Evans summit road will be open, so... It's tomorrow or never. I'll be leaving my house at 6:30 and hoping to summit by noon.

2) You JUST missed the jersey order... they're pretty popular, so there will probably be another order before too long.

valygrl

thanks for the fun ride you guys... nice to finally meet you in real life!

I did too get tired, but nothing that 3 consecutive servings of chocolate ice cream couldn't fix. bmclaughlin807 would rip all our legs off if his bike didn't weigh as much as my bike, Pwnt's and datajunkie's combined.

bmclaughlin807, if you would rather do the hypoxia ride, I'm doing it, if you can make it to Boulder by 7:00 am I can get you to Loveland & back.

DataJunkie

I was tired and worked up at the same time last night. Consequently I slept like crap. Too tired to sleep? Wierd.

Guess my training is paying off. It was nice hanging at the front of the pack for once. Too bad I almost bonked and pulled like an idjit.

bmclaughlin807

Not unless I wanna camp on your porch for 4 hrs. *crinkles his nose*

Anyway, tomorrow is the LAST day this year that the Mt Evans summit road will be open... if I don't do it now, I may never get the chance.

Pwnt

I see that Data and Valygrl joined Club Hypoxia.

I was pondering doing the same thing. The problem is, I really dont use BikeJournal all that often. I am always forgetting to enter my ride info. How strict are they on that stuff Bill? Also, I would really like to get one of those jerseys as well. What an excellent design, props to whoever came up with that one.

DataJunkie

I think bikejournal is what you get out of it. Not that makes any sense.
It appears that the mileage helps your clubs ranking and your ranking.
However, I have not done a good job keeping track this year and have no clue what my yearly mileage is.
So, the mileage reported will be what I accrue from now on out.
Should be a helpful training aid.
I'm thinking that I may start a monthly goal of 1 century for 12 months. September check.
I am wondering how Dec-Feb will work out. I suppose I can find a clear 10 mile route and ride it 10 times on my touring bike.

bmclaughlin807

Log what you log. Nobody really cares. It's your log, use it however you want.

Club Hypoxia is a group of friends that like to ride together. They're a great bunch of people, much like the great bunch of people over here.

Anyway... I bailed on the attempt at Mt Evans... I haven't recovered from the Peak to Peak plus the weather wasn't looking cooperative (All I saw looking west was clouds... even at daybreak)

I rode a modified Lariat loop, instead, with stops to check out some of the parks along the way.. Mt Falcon, O'Fallon, Corwina, Lair O' the Bear, etc.

Pwnt

I joined.

I wanna jersey please. Sign me up for that too. <looks for the "spankin dat a55" smiley>

DataJunkie

Oh thank god. I was beginning to think you were superhuman.
How someone could do both of those rides back to back is beyond me.
Though I suppose anything is possible looking at the 1000km brevets.
egads!

valygrl

I rode with Club Hypoxia today, we had 3 flats, 1 lumpy tire, 1 out of true wheel, one broken derailler cable, 1 hour of sitting in Subway waiting for the rain to stop, 5 new rain jackets purchased b/c the rain didn't stop, and an awesome time.

bmclaughlin807

Now that sounds like a TRUE Hypoxia ride! Welcome to the club!

bmclaughlin807

Yeah, well... I was in a lot better shape a couple months ago. I'd have been able to do it then.

Anyway... I had a great ride. With no flats or other mechanical problems. I also didn't have to use my rain jacket (which I did have with me)