Bummed a bit yesterday because it rained and I missed our group ride. Today I was in the shed re-greasing the bearings in an extra set of wheels when a friend called and asked if I wanted to go for a ride. Got over to his house and he tossed my bike on the back of his car and off we went. I asked where we were going and he said we were going to do a little climb. Stopped at the parking lot at the bottom of the road leading up to Idyllwild at about 1800 feet. Two hours later we made it to 15 miles to Mountain Center at about 4500 feet. It started out about perfect at 61 degrees but at 4400 feet it was 41 and I wasn’t dressed for it. The ride down was great as I hit 45 MPH and the Lapierre was steady as a rock. I did feel a bit tricked because my friend knows I hate climbing but it was worth it. Now if I can just drag Metric man up there one of these weekends. Ended with 31 miles with about 2700 feet of climbing.