October 14th Fun Ride Pics and Reports Here
10-14-07, 05:11 PM
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October 14th Fun Ride Pics and Reports Here
So, I'm uploading 90 pics! 
But there were so many good ones, I have to share.
Highlights for me:
1. BF crowd (duh)
2. Meeting April - what a doll, AND strong rider. The girl did Ganado without so much as a moan! Me, on the other hand...
3. Meeting the new folks - Yogi, Dunwood & friend, Ed, Weekend Warrior and his lovely wife, Sally, Fangu, Skinnyfatskinny (no - skinnyskinnyskinny!), Dscott - did I miss any? I hope not.
4. Seeing a tiny fraction of the Vegas crew - Travis and his friend, Eric (who is from here actually)
5. Great climbing weather
6. The hammer/fast guys DIDN'T leave us (entirely) on this ride.
7. The offer by the boys to carve my cell phone in to the tree at the top of PV East so that single cyclists could call me. That was so sweet, guys.
8. The views and great route - PV can be tough to maneuver, but we all did fine.
9. All of us landing at the brand new 7-11 on Palos Verdes and seeing the owner's incredibly happy smile.
10. Riding a second day with one of my new most favorite friends, Happytime. Joy, you are the best, lady! Great ride, and thank you for stopping and creating many regroups. I know for the fast folks this is a bit frustrating. But we had at least THREE levels today, and I don't believe anyone was dropped or left behind to get lost. That's an A+!
Pics coming...
Oh, and a couple of things to add:
1 - WE MISSED YOU, ASIA!!!!! MANY FOLKS ASKED WHERE YOU WERE!
2 - It was so great to see Tracy (Indolent's gorgeous wife) out there today. Longest distance for her to date!
But there were so many good ones, I have to share.Highlights for me:
1. BF crowd (duh)
2. Meeting April - what a doll, AND strong rider. The girl did Ganado without so much as a moan! Me, on the other hand...
3. Meeting the new folks - Yogi, Dunwood & friend, Ed, Weekend Warrior and his lovely wife, Sally, Fangu, Skinnyfatskinny (no - skinnyskinnyskinny!), Dscott - did I miss any? I hope not.
4. Seeing a tiny fraction of the Vegas crew - Travis and his friend, Eric (who is from here actually)
5. Great climbing weather
6. The hammer/fast guys DIDN'T leave us (entirely) on this ride.
7. The offer by the boys to carve my cell phone in to the tree at the top of PV East so that single cyclists could call me. That was so sweet, guys.
8. The views and great route - PV can be tough to maneuver, but we all did fine.
9. All of us landing at the brand new 7-11 on Palos Verdes and seeing the owner's incredibly happy smile.
10. Riding a second day with one of my new most favorite friends, Happytime. Joy, you are the best, lady! Great ride, and thank you for stopping and creating many regroups. I know for the fast folks this is a bit frustrating. But we had at least THREE levels today, and I don't believe anyone was dropped or left behind to get lost. That's an A+!
Pics coming...
Oh, and a couple of things to add:
1 - WE MISSED YOU, ASIA!!!!! MANY FOLKS ASKED WHERE YOU WERE!
2 - It was so great to see Tracy (Indolent's gorgeous wife) out there today. Longest distance for her to date!
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10-14-07, 05:19 PM
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The day begins with this view...
And this view...
And we are off!
Dscott:
Travis:
Vancemac:
Tombunn in the very front:
And this view...
And we are off!
Dscott:
Travis:
Vancemac:
Tombunn in the very front:
10-14-07, 05:22 PM
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Cleave
NGlock2
I believe this is Wan (forgive me!)
Tombunn
Oh, oopsie, how did this photo get taken?
Chimivee, in disbelief of my antics:
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Indolent and Wan with Happytime to the left
DaveSanzYYY (I can never get his handle right!)
Herb and Chimivee
Thomson - who was very sweet and "swept" today! Thank you, Jim!
Indolent and Herb with their great smiles!
Dan, Joy's hot trainer and friend.
Tracy, with her gorgeous smile!
DaveSanzYYY (I can never get his handle right!)
Herb and Chimivee
Thomson - who was very sweet and "swept" today! Thank you, Jim!
Indolent and Herb with their great smiles!
Dan, Joy's hot trainer and friend.
Tracy, with her gorgeous smile!
10-14-07, 05:30 PM
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Dan again:
Sally, Weekend Warrior's wife who was out riding for her 8th time only! She was a trooper!
Weekend Warrior:
Since Roadfix wasn't there to give his usual "tongue smile," Scootcore filled in for him.
Efficiency, taking a pic of me, sigh, while I take a pic of him.
Ronjon and Vancemac:
And more views:
Sally, Weekend Warrior's wife who was out riding for her 8th time only! She was a trooper!
Weekend Warrior:
Since Roadfix wasn't there to give his usual "tongue smile," Scootcore filled in for him.
Efficiency, taking a pic of me, sigh, while I take a pic of him.
Ronjon and Vancemac:
And more views:
10-14-07, 05:33 PM
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Herb takes such great pics!
Eric, hottie-hot-hottie...um...I mean, Travis' friend.
The gang all safely to the side of the road at a regroup. We all stopped at stop signs too!
Ronjon
Tracy (almost missed her!)
There she is again with Indolent58
PMC - who did as I said and got up off his lazy ass and rode!
Fangu (English chap with a lovely accent):
Eric, hottie-hot-hottie...um...I mean, Travis' friend.
The gang all safely to the side of the road at a regroup. We all stopped at stop signs too!
Ronjon
Tracy (almost missed her!)
There she is again with Indolent58
PMC - who did as I said and got up off his lazy ass and rode!
Fangu (English chap with a lovely accent):
10-14-07, 05:36 PM
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Ed, a friend of Dunwood and very nice guy
More views:
Cole505
The guest of honor, April, about to tackle Ganado!
And she did it!!!!!!
And so did Luwin and Dave!
And Jschen, of course!
Ed, a friend of Dunwood and very nice guy
More views:
Cole505
The guest of honor, April, about to tackle Ganado!
And she did it!!!!!!
And so did Luwin and Dave!
And Jschen, of course!
10-14-07, 05:39 PM
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Thomson and Weekend Warrior came flying up Ganado behind us!
Luwin loved it.
See, I was up there with them too! But I can't say I loved it.
Darn you, Mark - can't I take ONE photo of you
Chimivee says no and promptly gets HIS photo taken:
But Cleave, the sweetheart that he is, doesn't mind and is all smiles:
Scootcore, not so much, but he did pose!
April, too, is all smiles, and what a beatiful smile she has.
Luwin loved it.
See, I was up there with them too! But I can't say I loved it.
Darn you, Mark - can't I take ONE photo of you
Chimivee says no and promptly gets HIS photo taken:
But Cleave, the sweetheart that he is, doesn't mind and is all smiles:
Scootcore, not so much, but he did pose!
April, too, is all smiles, and what a beatiful smile she has.
10-14-07, 05:44 PM
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A great group that we met at the top of PV East:
Sally, arriving on top all smiles! You go, girl!
Skinnyfatskinny, arriving too, and the "pup" was on knobbies! He is so cute:
Joy, signaling to me that it's time to put the damn camera away and move it:
Ah...finally, Mark gives in and not only poses for a pic but lets me grope him in the process:
Wan, willing to step in for a photo:
Gary and Sally - they look so good together!
As does this dynamic duo:
Jason and April kicking back at the rest stop:
Sally, arriving on top all smiles! You go, girl!
Skinnyfatskinny, arriving too, and the "pup" was on knobbies! He is so cute:
Joy, signaling to me that it's time to put the damn camera away and move it:
Ah...finally, Mark gives in and not only poses for a pic but lets me grope him in the process:
Wan, willing to step in for a photo:
Gary and Sally - they look so good together!
As does this dynamic duo:
Jason and April kicking back at the rest stop:
10-14-07, 05:48 PM
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Since I'm fatty-fat-fat and hate to have my photo taken lately, I've been hiding from frame. But after being acused of fatbagging, I decided to shut my pie hole and pose with the boys:
MErider with Jschen and Chimivee:
MErider with Luwin
MErider with Skinnyfatskinny:
MErider with Cole:
MErider with Thomson:
Skinnyfatskinny, finishing his FOOTlong meatball sandwich at a regroup. We made that man hungry!
MErider with Jschen and Chimivee:
MErider with Luwin
MErider with Skinnyfatskinny:
MErider with Cole:
MErider with Thomson:
Skinnyfatskinny, finishing his FOOTlong meatball sandwich at a regroup. We made that man hungry!
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And last but not least, my favorite pic of the day - me with April at the top of Ganado just under the street sign. I was so proud of her for going for it and she beat me up it!:
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Awesome ride....
I wish you got a pic of Thomson's money shot that hit Joy in the face
I've never seen a squezed bottle shoot that far....
I wish you got a pic of Thomson's money shot that hit Joy in the face
I've never seen a squezed bottle shoot that far....
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I'm still in Norcal ... I'll second roadfix and awiner's sentiments ... great photos. Thanks ME.
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Looks like a fun and well organized ride!
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Thanks for organizing Joy, that was a great ride and great day. I've been slacking off the bike this month (you can tell by the reforming gut in the pics) so it was good to get back into the hills a bit. Definitely glad I made it even though I overslept and didn't get up til 6:45 or so. 
Also thanks for the pics Mary, if I scroll the browser window fast, it's like I'm there again!
Also thanks for the pics Mary, if I scroll the browser window fast, it's like I'm there again!
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Wow...thanks Happytime....and thanks ME....
What an awesome day...I had a great time...of course it was great to see everyone..and meet some new people...
Totally fun ride...
What an awesome day...I had a great time...of course it was great to see everyone..and meet some new people...
Totally fun ride...
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Thanks for organizing and leading a great ride, Joy! I had a blast out there. It was great to ride with so many friends, some new, some with a bit more history. And I already knew from yesterday that April is a strong climber, but I was really impressed today. If you don't believe it, this link shows the proof.
Thanks Joy for organizing and leading this ride!
Thanks Joy for organizing and leading this ride!
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It was a great experience going on this ride with all of you. It was so positive that I would definiely do it again. Thank you so much, Joy for pacing me up the climbs... Also, thank you, Jim for watching out for me in the back. It keeps me in one piece I will try to get my own username next time instead of Gary's. BTW, do any of you know how he can change his login name (he realized Warrier was misspelled!)
ME, I will try to ride more... like you say, maybe in a few more months, I have enough guts to sign up a CENTURY!!! Again, thank you to everyone for cherring me on. You are one awesome group. Hope to see all of you again in my next ride. Sally
I will try to get my own username next time instead of Gary's. BTW, do any of you know how he can change his login name (he realized Warrier was misspelled!)ME, I will try to ride more... like you say, maybe in a few more months, I have enough guts to sign up a CENTURY!!! Again, thank you to everyone for cherring me on. You are one awesome group. Hope to see all of you again in my next ride. Sally