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Forum: Northern California
07-24-11, 11:10 PM
Replies: 4,179
Views: 316,594
Posted By RayP

Hi Red Rider, Was that you and your group...

Hi Red Rider,

Was that you and your group behind me on Pleasant Valley road today? I was mosying along with the wife when a group came up from behind. I picked up the pace a bit as I had not...
Forum: Northern California
05-02-10, 06:01 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,521
Posted By RayP

Much better weather this year! Warm but not too...

Much better weather this year! Warm but not too hot.

Managed to get around soon enough to mainly have a tail wind after the lunch stop. That was nice.

The worst part was the rider from a Santa...
Forum: Northern California
10-02-09, 12:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,068
Posted By RayP

Love Hurts

Well, true love is priceless right?

That frame is pretty sweet with the chrome and red color, I must admit.

Bike lust is a terrible affliction...

Ray
Forum: Northern California
10-01-09, 09:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,068
Posted By RayP

Build One?

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/pomspd/soma_fabrications_speedster_road_sport_framefork_set/pp.htm

Buy the rest of the stuff and build it or have it built.

Bike Tires Direct is legit as I have...
Forum: Northern California
10-01-09, 04:58 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,416
Posted By RayP

Franken-bike

I suck at climbing so I will take all the help I can get, image and ego be damned...

I run an 11-34 in the rear with an XT rear der, and normally have a compact 50/34 in the front, but just for...
Forum: Northern California
09-18-09, 08:04 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,416
Posted By RayP

My Edge 705 data

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/12117315

Note that I was NOT riding at 70mph. Something goofy about the data there.

Regardless, the 705 logged just over 7,000 feet of climbing in 71 miles....
Forum: Northern California
08-17-09, 11:24 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,416
Posted By RayP

Go Prepared

One more note:

Once you hit the King Ridge area, there is NOTHING, and I mean nothing for miles and miles (the whole loop essentially). There are cows, a few homes, etc. but we saw no other...
Forum: Northern California
08-17-09, 06:26 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,416
Posted By RayP

My Experience

I rode King Ridge one weekend ago. We started in Monte Rio, and rode a loop coming back down River Rd. We elected to not ride up and over Coleman Valley Rd. that day. The loop was just under 56 miles...
Forum: Northern California
07-25-09, 09:41 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,416
Posted By RayP

I'm In

Riding the full century. I will probably be sorry as I am a 200lb'er and not a great climber.

The roads are not great in many areas, bumpy, patched and narrow is the best way I can describe many...
Forum: Northern California
05-05-09, 02:08 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 4,849
Posted By RayP

As a serious amateur photographer I certainly...

As a serious amateur photographer I certainly hope that this guy did not get paid for these images. He needs to go back to school and/or get some gear that will allow him to light gloomy scenes in...
Forum: Northern California
05-03-09, 10:32 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 4,849
Posted By RayP

Rain, Rain and More Rain

Well,

I managed to finish 100 wet soggy windy miles, but it wasn't really very much fun....

First of all, although I do not live in the area any longer, this ride passes right through where I...
Forum: Northern California
04-13-09, 09:54 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,548
Posted By RayP

100 mile for me

My wife, my sister and her husband are riding the 100k route.

100 mile route passes very close to the area in Sebastopol where I was raised (Mill Station Road), so I know these roads pretty well,...
Forum: Northern California
03-10-09, 09:55 PM
Replies: 4,179
Views: 316,594
Posted By RayP

Sat: Usual round trip from Fairfield with the...

Sat: Usual round trip from Fairfield with the wife to Winters with a quick up and down on Cantelow and a stop at Steady Eddy's for a bite and some coffee. 45 miles or so.

Sunday, something new for...
Forum: Northern California
02-15-09, 10:10 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 6,811
Posted By RayP

First Climb

Not my best images ever as it was very wet, gloomy, windy and cold, but here is the top of the first climb at the Lake Berryessa dam:

Breakway:

http://raypulley.com/_IGP5369web.jpg

Chase:
...
Forum: Northern California
02-08-09, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 716
Posted By RayP

The 2008 Fall River Century was my first century...

The 2008 Fall River Century was my first century ride. I took the motorhome and stayed at the RV park located at he fairgrounds in town.

Unfortunately, we had the huge fires in the area last year,...
Forum: Northern California
12-31-08, 11:30 AM
Replies: 839
Views: 130,966
Posted By RayP

Hi All

Well, I decided to come out of the closet, so to speak. My name is Ray, I am 50 (50 already? Yikes!) and live in Fairfield.

I got back on a bike about 3 years ago when I decided that I could no...
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