I think I'm ready for it. Yes, BART is involved, but I can only ride around the east bay hills so much. I'm in "exploring mode" right now. Last week I did Morgan Territory with 50 other miles afterwards. That sucked but I felt awesome all day. The day before I whipped out 75 miles on a route that had 2000 feet of climbing. Needless to say, I "spun" through that.
Tomorrow however, requires at least a little preparation. Concord BART to Morgan Territory, down to Livermore, through Pleasanton/Dublin, up to the peak of Mount Diablo, and head home via Walnut Creek BART. 81 miles in all and I learned 2 hours ago I'm going solo. Bummer, but I'll have the tunes rockin!
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united...23787206418549
It looks like a pretty badass route with 2 good climbs. I've hit Mt. Diablo at mile 40, but never this late in a ride. My main goal is to do this route, and follow it with a 40 mile recovery the following day. Can't wait for it! $20 says I won't get a flat! Any takers? HAHA! I NEVVVVVVVER get flats. Yeaaaaah, that's right.
Side note: If it weren't for the Garmin 705, I'd never be able to do rides like this. God bless that fine machine!