Just wanted to thank George and Herb for meeting me today on a great ride.
We met around Burbank and headed on a Rose Bowl route as suggested by Herbm. The weather was cool not too windy. Had great time climbing up Chevy Chase/Linda Vista and desending to the Rose Bowl. George suggested a different route back to the Zoo via Colorado Blvd as neither me or Herbm new any other way to get back. The Fixer is the man, dont know how he does it on the cool looking brown bike with 1 gear, but he can he spin. We ran into a group of other cyclists and hung w/ them for a few miles. Overall, I would do this on any weekend or short notice. Thanks guys. Too bad none of us had a camera, oh well...... next time.
Here is the route we took on Google maps:
Dec 9th Rose Bowl ride
The stats are:
Total Time (h:m:s) 2:29:16 5:45 pace
Moving Time (h:m:s) 1:56:15 4:28 pace
Distance (mi ) 25.94
Moving Speed (mph) 13.4 avg. 28.5 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +2,003 / -2,022
I forgot to turn on my Garmin until we got to the bike path in Griffith Park. At the end of the loop it was about 26 miles from the Zoo to the Bowl and back.